Trump cancels trail, bike-lane grants deemed hostile to cars.

Gionnirocket said:
Sure... but let us keep our overpayment as well.
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Which states contribute the most and least to federal revenue? | USAFacts

In 2023, New Yorkers paid about $89 billion more to the federal government than they received.
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the per capita numbers for some states are shocking.

i do wonder how much of this is just the nature of the income tax as it relates to low income and high income states, and how much is actually pork, biased policy, etc. prolly impossible to figure out.
 
Chargeride said:
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I live in Calgary and riding near those gates is what scares me most about riding along the river. When the gates are in the open position allowing you to use the section of pathway, they're supposed to be locked to the post they rest on. But you know how some people just have to vandalise things for whatever reason. The locks get broken letting anyone move the gate.
 
There are several videos of people crashing into them, I presume they are matt finish galvanised steel.
Its very easy for that to blend into the background.
You would expect them to have visibility markings.
warning bit shocking, but they seem not to be dreadfully injured

 
Chargeride said:
There are several videos of people crashing into them, I presume they are matt finish galvanised steel.
Its very easy for that to blend into the background.
You would expect them to have visibility markings.
warning bit shocking, but they seem not to be dreadfully injured

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The ones used on the pathway system here in Calgary are all white with red reflective markers every few centimetres. The issue with the ones along the river is they're mostly all just about under bridges. If the sun or shade is in just the right spot they can be hard to see before it's too late when you're riding at speed. When they're officially closed they put a sign in the middle of the pathway further away in front of it and out in the open so then it's not an issue. It's when people tamper with the gates that it's an issue.

I've seen many videos from that same gate. That one could use a better paint colour that's for sure!
 
I'm not sure why the barriers are even there in the first
place, as they can obviously—and do—create a genuine
and potentially life-threatening hazard to cyclists. Although,
having said that, the bloke in the second video obviously
lacked any obligatory situational awareness, particularly
at that speed.

Presumably he was unfamiliar with that bike path? And you
can see the little well-worn track around the barrier, which
would indicate it's more often than not closed.
 
Roamers said:
If we were to follow "The Federal government shouldn't be involved in anything that favors or disfavors any person, group, community, state, etc." there would be no overpayment.

So I think we agree.
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Well the group I consider myself part of more than any other is an American. For instance grow my food in the state that it makes the most sense to... and if they require some assistance, we got your back. Same can be applied to amenities as quality of life is important to all and I'm not so selfish or closed minded.
 
ausGeoff said:
I'm not sure why the barriers are even there in the first
place, as they can obviously—and do—create a genuine
and potentially life-threatening hazard to cyclists. Although,
having said that, the bloke in the second video obviously
lacked any obligatory situational awareness, particularly
at that speed.

Presumably he was unfamiliar with that bike path? And you
can see the little well-worn track around the barrier, which
would indicate it's more often than not closed.
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The gates on the pathways along the river in Calgary are for when the water level rises too high, as sections of Pathway under bridges dip down a fair bit. Some sections are actually below the normal water level and have a short knee height wall keeping the water off the Pathway. Pathway users are then forced up the adjacent pathway and have to use the pedestrian signals to cross the road and then can go back down to the pathway along the river. Sometimes Pathway users have to follow detours. Even 5-10mm of rain can cause the river to rise enough requiring a closure.
 
Roamers said:
I agree. So raise state/local taxes and invest in any improvements to quality you'd like.
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in the current model that’s what high income places do - e.g. cities, counties, and the state of california when it comes to seismic resilience. but then the federal tax dollars from those high income states gets spent on “local” improvements in low tax income states, all the while the residents of those states vilify the very people funding their supposedly self-reliant lifestyle. they could send the money back if they really really believe, as you seem to, that local taxes should fund local works.
 
mschwett said:
as you seem to
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No "seem to". It's a hell no for Federal gov't $ for local "nice to haves". The city we live in currently has $177M federal with a use deadline recently extended to 2026 for new Amtrak service from Chicago to here (+ $225M State funds). If we should get that kind of benefit, we (people and businesses) should be willing to invest. FYI, we live in a "giving" state and pay no state income tax because most of our income is retirement income.
 
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