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decent public transportation would make them useless for 90% of people, they’re awful for the environment, require massive amounts of infrastructure purely for them, kill/injure millions of people per year, and almost solely exist to keep corporations insanely rich
The Director of the UN's New York office just resigned after thirty years at the organisation over the UN's handling of the ongoing genocide of Palestinians.
The entirety of his resignation letter is a necessary read but this first page blew me away.
Israel told over 1 million Palestinians in occupied Gaza to flee south, then bombed them in their sleep.
Hours later, at least 500 people were killed in an attack on a hospital in central Gaza, say Palestinians.
The overpass is at Evangelista St corner Aguinaldo Hwy.
Maps show this area had grade crossing. Now it has this over engineered nonsense.
Like most cities, Bacoor is infected by a severe case of Stroads, remedied with Snake Oil Footbridges maligned with obstructed sidewalks.
"What is the image of God of these people? The image that they have is the image of a punishing God." – Sister Eleanor Llanes, ICM
More Filipinos from poorest sector believe calamities are God’s punishment, says Pulse Asia. My story on @rapplerdotcom: https://t.co/syf5IVmV0q
When taxi drivers do this, it's called "kontrata."
We hate it, but it's essentially what happens when it's impossible to produce a good or service profitably at a capped price.
I don't think this was picked up, but in DOTr's budget hearing going on now, Cong. Rodge Gutierrez (1-Rider Party-List) asked DOTr if bike lanes and other Active Transport measures are for pandemic only. DOTr confirmed on record these are intended to serve beyond the pandemic. 👏
"Because we don't have this yet, we need skyways and expressways."
Wrong. If you insist on building skyways and expressways as an "interim" step, you will never have this.