adwvn t1_j5jna7k wrote
Reply to comment by aintjoan in Hit-and-run crashes hours apart kill woman in South Philadelphia, man riding bike in Kensington by hdhcnsnd
Absolute nonsense. 5th Street is just a pac, specializing in sloganeering and fundraising for Jon Greetings own private real-estate interests.
I'm talking about real grassroots political pressure and organizing. Politicians shouldn't even be allowed to speak in public without being heckled about all these dead people.
aintjoan t1_j5jpogk wrote
I mean... that has not at all been my experience of 5th square but ok.
Would certainly like to see more people pressing elected officials to take action on this but given that Clarke (aka Mr "We drive to the corner store") is still CC president, I just don't see how you get anywhere.
adwvn t1_j5jrj4d wrote
Action is not being impeded by one lone individual, Clarke. Gym, Squilla, Kenney... Name any one of them, and they don't give a fuck. Guarantee you people like Gym are going to mention it while they run campaigns, but they don't have to do anything once their position is secured -- they know that citizens here will never hold them accountable after the election is over. For them, your job is to be a good little voter. And the inevitable continuation of deaths on the streets? Well that's collateral damage.
aintjoan t1_j5js9m0 wrote
I'm not saying Clarke is the only one to blame. I was alluding to the larger problematic situation wherein city council has entirely too much control over things like street layout and planning and Clarke, who is president, is completely hopeless.
Kenney did exactly what you're talking about when he ran for mayor, talking about how they were embracing the "Zero Vision" (direct quote) and then of course doing nothing, or actively working against Vision Zero principles, in office.
I really don't disagree that we need to see people bringing this issue up constantly until officials take action. But I think you shouldn't discount how tired people are of trying to advocate for change in the face of a system that simply will not listen. The way this place is set up really wears you down.
How can we make it simple and easy for people to demand this kind of change and give them some hope that it isn't a complete waste of their time?
adwvn t1_j5jxp9l wrote
We all need to do something more in order to prevent people getting maimed or killed. If there were people out there organizing a sit-in at city hall or at politicians door steps, or wanting to record people bombarding the Mayor or Council everytime they have a public speaking engagement-- I would eagerly participate.
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