General Road and Highway Discussion

[danbrotherston]

Someone's going to have to do a lot of lobbying to get that exception, and therein lies the issue. People in less posh parts of town don't have the ease of influencing politicians and staff to get their way despite policy.

Oh, I think they do.  It's not just one or two projects that have been derailed (like LRT phase 2) due to neighbourhood opposition.  (Notice I didn't say "N...Y"!)

Nobody said they have no ability to influence, but they absolutely have less ability.

Wealthier people are more invested in their location, have more time to spend on issues, and have more money to hire outside help, and often also have better understanding of the system (for all of the above reasons).