acm_redfox, 17 days ago

@kyleejohnson isn't this part of what Parker just cut funding for?

kyleejohnson, 17 days ago

@acm_redfox Who knows exactly. This admin seems very opaque when it comes to communicating to the public what they're planning to do, and the City budget is complex enough that it's hard to tell sometimes what is and is not getting funding.

skyfaller, 17 days ago

@kyleejohnson @acm_redfox The Inquirer says, "Mayor Parker’s budget slashes funding for Vision Zero, a program designed to end traffic deaths": https://www.inquirer.com/transportation/traffic-injuries-deaths-spending-vision-zero-20240510.html

"The administration wants to spend $9 million on safer streets over the next six years — a sharp drop from Mayor Jim Kenney’s budgeted $15 million over six years. Last year, Kenney spent $2.5 million, compared to Parker’s proposed $1 million for 2025."

skyfaller, 17 days ago

@kyleejohnson @acm_redfox If you think this sucks, might be worth testifying at a community budget town hall and telling them not to cut the budget: https://bicyclecoalition.org/mayor-parkers-first-proposed-budget-leaves-vision-zero-advocates-with-questions/

It grinds my gears that we couldn't defund the police. Why can the city defund life-saving measures like Vision Zero, but we can only ever increase the amount of money set aside for unaccountable murderers?

NoWarButMyWar, 17 days ago

@kyleejohnson Yeah I don’t understand why it’s such a lengthy and convoluted process to get simple safety measures in place. Hope this takes off.