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Mayor, city councilors spin their wheels
By adamg on Thu, 10/27/2016 - 3:21pm
Thanks to @joshzakim & @PanMass for organizing a #CityHall spin class in the Council chamber. #bospoli #PMC #LetsMove pic.twitter.com/oB4cu1Y1Mf
— Matt O'Malley (@MattOMalley) October 27, 2016
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snark *on*
the only safe place to bike
snark *off*
You spoke too soon
An SUV crashed through the wall and took three of the exercise bikes out. Police are investigating but no charges are expected
road to nowhere
Maybe we can convert the T tunnels to indoor cycle tracks?
Ha - you laugh; but if they
Ha - you laugh; but if they had Hubways down there and no trains, traffic or pedestrians; it'd be a whole hell of a lot quicker/easier/safer to get around the city.
How much do we pay for this?
Time for taxpayers to shake up this clown show!
My bet
Someone else paid for it.
My first guess would be the PMC, but they are tight with their money (except for cancer research. of course.)
Lighten up Francis!
Pay for what?
A couple of volunteers to bring in bikes?
Geesh.
Kind of a nice metaphor, though - everyone is spinning their wheels, going nowhere.
Clown Show
No, actually I was referencing my comment to the members of the City Council who have no power and suck off the taxpayers blood.
Volunteers? Mentally adding
Volunteers? Mentally adding up the taxpayer funded city hall FTE hours that would have went into coordinating and setting up that event, it's a lot more than $0.
Make them take bikes out on the roads
Maybe they'd actually realize the improvements that are needed
Mayoral requirement?
Is the Mayor of Boston somehow obligated to be in awkward bicycle photo ops? http://archive.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/05/13/menino_pedals_for_cycle_friendly_city/
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