The budget cuts proposed by Mayor Fenty to cover the $188M deficit hit several different programs, including several at DDOT. One of the cuts proposed is to "Reduce funding for pedestrian & bicycle safety enhancements" by $300,000 which, while unfortunate, is a pretty trivial amount of the deficit (0.16%). There are other cuts at DDOT that one could argue have an impact on cyclists, such as road paving and streetlights.
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While cutting pedestrian and cycling money, DC will be getting a taxpayer subsidized IHOP (http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/2010/11/government-pancakes-underserved-yuppies)
Wonder why obesity is a problem?
Posted by: SJE | November 24, 2010 at 10:15 AM
Don't be hating on my IHOP. I love the pumpkin pancakes.
Posted by: washcycle | November 24, 2010 at 10:21 AM
Well, thank God this is happening in FENTY's last proposed budget, because if it were in Gray's first budget, there would be a hell of a lot of hoopla about how much Gray hates cyclists and whatnot!
Posted by: Chris | November 24, 2010 at 11:34 AM
No hating, just not seeing the purpose of taxpayer subsidies for an IHOP.
Posted by: SJE | November 24, 2010 at 12:48 PM
Taxpayer-funded pedestrian and bicycle safety - YES!!!
Taxpayer-funded chain-restaraunts leading to obesity - YUK!!!
Posted by: Fred | November 26, 2010 at 07:44 AM