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Depends on the city. In Philadelphia, the opposite thing happened: proposed bike lanes along half of Washington Ave. were blocked by a city council member on the grounds that "only white people ride bikes" and "bike lanes cause gentrification." It was touted as an "equity win."

This councilmember is now the President of the Philadelphia City Council.

This is already being done without blockages being reported, so why not at least try to raise the issue with places that might do something about i?

To your point, the people responsible for enforcement have pushed back, at least in Boston:

https://www.facebook.com/BostonPatrolmen/posts/pfbid0Vy96sXd...

https://www.universalhub.com/2026/police-union-declares-war-...

Why? 95% of cities are run by Dems.

Opposite. The argument is that bike lanes are only used by white people and are racist/gentrification.