• infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net
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    3 days ago

    Billionaire Mike Bloomberg cut down on traffic in Manhattan by closing off streets

    That was his transportation secretary Janet Sadik-Khan’s idea, give her credit! She was the brains behind all of the Bloomberg safe streets / cycle network stuff. And she did it on a shoestring budget. He gave her a few million bucks for paint and she created hundreds of miles of bike lanes.

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      The billionaire giveth, and the billionaire taketh away.

      Bloomie’s daughter was in charge of an update of the City’s payroll. It ended up costing the taxpayers about a billion and people were indicted.