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GaryBluto • yesterday at 4:19 PM • 6 replies • view on HN

But people obviously don't want the "goods", by and large. Otherwise the city would budge.


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samrus • yesterday at 4:31 PM

Thats such a wild assumption. Your saying the government always folows the will of the public? Theres nothing people want that governments are giving them?

mkaic • yesterday at 4:26 PM

unless the city governance is in the pocket of the wealthiest members of the city's population, and those members don't want the goods. I witnessed this first hand in Los Angeles when I lived there.

doctorpangloss • yesterday at 7:18 PM

Crosswalks are popular. The issue is more complicated than you think.

arijun • yesterday at 4:29 PM

Huh? Are cities near you known for quick and easy-to-navigate bureaucratic processes?

mbrameld • yesterday at 4:28 PM

[citation needed]