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Originally Posted by markbarbera
Bus-only lanes will have at best a marginal impact on the issue of overcrowded buses, so that straw man argument can be tossed aside quite easily.
I am not sure of the motivation for constructing an either/or dynamic here. The business owners are not saying the bus lane cannot be put in, they simply have concerns over how it will impact how their businesses operate and want to know how those concerns will be addressed. This is a valid request no matter how parochial you judge the request to be.
Transit is funded principally through the municipal budget and these business owners are part of the revenue stream that funds the budget, so their input into the process should not be considered undue influence, and it certainly does not deserve to be summarily dismissed by anyone who takes civic engagement seriously.
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Holy smokes! Honestly, did you even read his post?
He never said business input is "undue influence" and no where did he dismiss there concerns.
He never said bus lanes will have "impact on the issue of overcrowded buses". He said bus lanes affect more people that use buses during rush hours.