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In response to "Biden to name Mayor Pete Sec. of Transportation -- (link)" by decline

Ugh! Not the person for the job. What does he know about public transit and bike infrastructure? I want someone that isn't from a car dependent state

Posted by Krusty (aka Krustylu) Dec 15 '20, 11:32

that understands that we need to invest in alternatives to cars and to transform our roads.

What is his experience in public transit?

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He was mayor of a town that has buses, Krusty -- nm - decline Dec 15, 11:34 1
- Then I'm sold. :-) -- nm - Krusty Dec 15, 11:42
Uhm, anything dealing with a *bike* infrastructure would hardly be federal. -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 15, 11:34 16
- ^^^^Indiana mindset. The problem with Pete. -- nm - ty97 Dec 15, 11:37
- Certainly could be. And should be. -- (edited) - znufrii Dec 15, 11:36 6
  - Roads are really just a small part of DoT - it's the FAA, Railroads, pipelines, ports... - Reagen Dec 15, 11:41 2
    - And becoming much smaller every year. I had the legal counsel for the Fed Highway Admin tell me they had very little to do with cars on highways - jnine Dec 15, 11:47
    - That too. -- nm - znufrii Dec 15, 11:43
  - Hmm. Seriously did not realize they went beyond highways. Bloomington is a bit of a bike city, and I had zero idea the feds funded smaller stuff. -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 15, 11:40 2
    - Traffic circles, stop lights, bike lanes, trains, ferrys, they do it all. -- nm - jnine Dec 15, 12:43
    - I don’t know if there is currently a program to do so, but it certainly seems like something that should exist. -- nm - znufrii Dec 15, 11:42
- Roads are and bikes go on the roads -- nm - Krusty Dec 15, 11:35 7
  - Do the feds deal with *local* roads? I thought only highways? -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 15, 11:38 2
    - I don't know about IN, but in CA when a project is done, a lot of times they put up signs indicating who funded it, partners, etc. If you have them, -- (edited) - jnine Dec 15, 12:47
    - Apparently when it comes to rainbow crosswalks they do. -- (edited) - znufrii Dec 15, 11:40
  - We need to change so much about how our roads work so that cars, trucks, bikes and pedestrians can travel safely. Right now it's all about the cars. - Krusty Dec 15, 11:38
  - Buttigieg was one of the 1st mayors to welcome a little dockless bike startup, LimeBike, to operate in the town -- nm - decline Dec 15, 11:38
  - But those would be municipal jurisdiction. -- nm - Reagen Dec 15, 11:37 1
    - We can't implement something like congestion tolling on our state roads without federal approval for certain things. There are federal laws that need - Krusty Dec 15, 11:40

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