And that "new chair" of CB5 was voted out recently, in a close election, after his main rivals all quit the board right before being investigated for odd dealings with a secret donor and having closed-door meetings (a violation of state open meetings law), for making anti-trans comments, or various other shenanigans. And this is all to prevent development around Penn Station, an area where it would be reasonable to build some dense housing options. They are thoroughly full of nonsense.
"Some will say, this is the car companies’ fault, not the regulators. I guess? But are you more concerned about assigning blame or figuring out what happened?"
E. All of the Above: regulators, manufacturers, and consumers.
It's good to know how things happened. It can lead to understanding better. Whatever the causes, I don't see a solution until we remove the political third rail from regulating cars and driving.
And that "new chair" of CB5 was voted out recently, in a close election, after his main rivals all quit the board right before being investigated for odd dealings with a secret donor and having closed-door meetings (a violation of state open meetings law), for making anti-trans comments, or various other shenanigans. And this is all to prevent development around Penn Station, an area where it would be reasonable to build some dense housing options. They are thoroughly full of nonsense.
"Some will say, this is the car companies’ fault, not the regulators. I guess? But are you more concerned about assigning blame or figuring out what happened?"
E. All of the Above: regulators, manufacturers, and consumers.
It's good to know how things happened. It can lead to understanding better. Whatever the causes, I don't see a solution until we remove the political third rail from regulating cars and driving.