http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/12/27/the-citys-new-strategy-to-complete-contentious-burke-gilman-missing-link Comments On: The City's New Strategy to Complete Contentious Burke-Gilman "Missing Link" by Cienna Madrid en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:30:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by pinch-flat]]> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 22:00:58 -0800 The Stranger Posted by dwightmoodyforgetsthings]]> Mon, 31 Dec 2012 12:33:02 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Mister G]]> Sat, 29 Dec 2012 17:59:29 -0800 The Stranger Posted by CbytheSea]]> Sat, 29 Dec 2012 17:48:03 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Mister G]]> Sat, 29 Dec 2012 15:51:36 -0800 The Stranger Posted by CbytheSea]]> Sat, 29 Dec 2012 14:51:47 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Mister G]]> Sat, 29 Dec 2012 14:43:37 -0800 The Stranger Posted by CbytheSea]]> Sat, 29 Dec 2012 14:25:47 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Mister G]]> Sat, 29 Dec 2012 14:01:26 -0800 The Stranger I wasn't being phony. I just wonder why you get so defensive so quickly. But, yeah, I went too far. Your life is your's and its none of business. But as far as not knowing what I'm talking about, you've been equally as guilty of that crime. What you say about progressives could be easily applied to your posts too.
Posted by CbytheSea]]> Sat, 29 Dec 2012 13:44:14 -0800 The Stranger
I don't think bicycles are destroying our roads. I can't imagine why you do. They do no road damage, just as cars, light trucks, and motorcycles do no road damage. If road damage was the only criterion for the levying of vehicle taxes, then only trucks should pay taxes. Buses are a special and more complicated category. But we require licenses and fees for more reasons: to fund maintenance caused by factors other than vehicle weight, to fund new construction, to facilitate the identification of vehicles, and to generate overall revenue.

Bicyclists frequently make the weight/damage argument. That argument is a lie. Then they will trot out the lie that it's logistically impossible to require licenses and fees. The bottom line is that bicyclists, as a group, are selfish freeloaders. It mirrors their common behavior on the streets, where they routinely ride recklessly and illegally.

As for whether my life has been kind, oh please, I think I can do without the phony concern of some slimy "progressive" hypocrite who doesn't know what the fuck he's talking about. The reason I'm vitriolic here is because the "progressive" fuckwads need so badly to be told, especially in a "polite" city, that plenty of people can see through your idiocy.
Posted by Mister G]]> Sat, 29 Dec 2012 13:31:38 -0800 The Stranger I don't love McGinn, a lot of liberals don't either. I wouldn't say I carter to bicyclists, I just don't find them as threatening as you clearly do not do I think they're destroying our roads.
I guess you like wasting money rather finishing a project? That seems like a responsible way to go. It strikes me as rather sad to wish others' dreams crushed. But I don't know you in person and what you've gone through. I'd imagine from your hostility towards others, life hasn't been kind. I hope your day-to-day interactions with people around you go better than here.

Posted by CbytheSea]]> Sat, 29 Dec 2012 12:58:30 -0800 The Stranger
As for I-1185, I mention it because I know how much you "progressives" hate it. I am truly enjoying the whining about it, and about the state Senate going to the Republicans. It's going to be a lot of fun watching the "progressive" mass transit dreams come to a screeching halt in the next couple years because of both those developments.
Posted by Mister G]]> Sat, 29 Dec 2012 12:31:30 -0800 The Stranger As I mentioned people have been trying to do what you are proposing but for some reason they all ended up ditching it. Do you wonder why?
I'm not saying I'm smarter than you. I'm simply pointing out that there is a history of trying to tax bikes and it seems to lose steam rather quickly. I think a more reasonable and doable system would be to add a tax on the sale of a bike. That's just my take.
I'm trying to be fair here, but it's really hard when you decide to go into diatribes against McGinn. I asked what you, not McGinn would do.
I haven't lied to you at all. I've pointed out that cars do a slim amount of damage to roads and that bike taxes have been tried in the past but always seem to fade away.
I don't see what I-1185 has anything to do with what we've been talking about. Unless, you're thinking a 2/3rds majority would go for a bike tax.
Posted by CbytheSea]]> Sat, 29 Dec 2012 12:14:51 -0800 The Stranger
You ask how to implement a bicycle tax. McGinn, the typical fuckin' "progressive" Seattle liar, says it can't be done. What a joke. He sits on top of a city government that, among other things, collects annual taxes on pets. That bureau could do it. So could the motor vehicle licensing bureaus that handle cars, light trucks, and motorcycles. It's no more "burdensome" for bikes than for other road vehicles.

But, of course, your pack of lying shitheads will do the Sarah Palin thing and spew out lies. The most galling thing about it is then you turn around and pose as being "smarter" than everyone else. Oh well, at least the rest of us are getting our revenge with I-1185 and what's happened in the state Senate.


Posted by Mister G]]> Sat, 29 Dec 2012 11:26:22 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Some Old Nobodaddy Logged In]]> Sat, 29 Dec 2012 02:29:04 -0800 The Stranger How would you implement this tax? Would you require bikes to be registered with the state? Or would bicyclists simply volunteer to pay? Honestly, I don't see how you could make sure each bike on the road has paid this tax without some form of registration.
That said, have you done much research into bicycle registration? It has a pretty interesting history both domestically and aboard. I'm not saying it's impossible but past attempts certainly hint that it's a daunting task. Burdensome enough, that most countries have ditched it for monetary purposes and mostly register bikes simply for theft.
Like I said, and I have said to you many times in other threads, I'm most interested in ideas than insults. Do you think you're up to that?
Posted by CbytheSea]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2012 23:48:46 -0800 The Stranger Posted by DOUG.]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2012 23:08:34 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Mister G]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2012 23:00:41 -0800 The Stranger
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Roads_…

You hurt my brain. I was willing to humor you back in the intelligence test days, but you're just tiresome now.
Posted by pinch-flat]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2012 19:18:18 -0800 The Stranger
Posted by CbytheSea]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2012 18:49:34 -0800 The Stranger
I don't "hate" bicyclists, but I do want them to quit their freeloading and stop being such reckless assholes on the streets. I consider bicyclists to be spoiled children, and their favorite Mayor McSchwinn to be a corrupt, five-star jerk. But "hate?" Nope. Call it irritation and disrespect.
Posted by Mister G]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2012 18:35:49 -0800 The Stranger Anyhow, I'm not the grump irrationally hating people who enjoy riding bikes. Cheers!

Posted by CbytheSea]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2012 18:25:27 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Mister G]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:30:20 -0800 The Stranger Oh! Well if cyclists want to use the space for recreation AND heavy industry, it sounds like they need grade separation. Maybe a cut and cover tunnel for bikes?
Posted by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:11:54 -0800 The Stranger