Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s legacy of installing pedestrian malls, bike lanes and bicycle rental stations on city streets is under attack in a lawsuit filed Friday in Manhattan Supreme Court.
Carl Person, the former Libertarian Party candidate for state attorney general, says the measures are illegal because the mayor never did an environmental impact statement as required by law.
The court papers say those innovations created “significant” environmental harm as drivers — particularly cabbies — spend more time wasting gas in slow moving traffic and economic harm because it takes longer to move around Manhattan.
The effect of these innovations “has been to create more congestion” because vehicles have fewer moving traffic lanes on the major avenues, the court papers say.
Person wants the courts to order the city to “undo” the changes.
There was no immediate comment from the city’s Law Department.
Carl Person was the 2010 and 2014 Libertarian nominee for Attorney General of New York. In 2012 he sought the Presidential nomination of he Libertarian Party, and in 2013 was the nominee of the Reform Party for Mayor of New York City.
While Steve’s point about the foolishness of the impact statement laws is legitimate, so is using their own petard to hoist the ruling class.
Exactly!
Mark Axinn
March 23, 2015
Carl is a good guy and signifcant and frequent supporter of the Libertarian Party of New York.
He also got more votes as our Attorney General candidate in 2010 and 2014 than anyone else ever did before him,
While Steve’s point about the foolishness of the impact statement laws is legitimate, so is using their own petard to hoist the ruling class.
Root's Teeth Are Awesome
March 23, 2015
I like this lawsuit. It highlights the hypocrisy of environmentalists.
These greens want mandatory “environmental impact studies” on every private development, but they want their own precious bike lanes exempted from such regulations.Root’s
Being someone more interested in Liberty, I would be APPLAUDING Mayor Bloomberg for demonstrating just how meaningless these environmental impact studies happen to be.
Instead of suing to stop the mayor for ignoring poorly written laws, I would instead be fighting for equality in ignoring said poorly written laws. If the mayor can do it, so should the rest of us…
IF Carl wanted a lawsuit, it would be to defend anyone being punished for not paying for the environmental impact studies in question. NOBODY is more equal than anyone else, particularly the first servant of the people of New York.
Sincerely,
Steve Scheetz
Joe Wendt
March 22, 2015
Stevens was also Carl’s campaign manager in 2012, before being fired over that beastiality fiasco.
Exactly!
Carl is a good guy and signifcant and frequent supporter of the Libertarian Party of New York.
He also got more votes as our Attorney General candidate in 2010 and 2014 than anyone else ever did before him,
While Steve’s point about the foolishness of the impact statement laws is legitimate, so is using their own petard to hoist the ruling class.
I like this lawsuit. It highlights the hypocrisy of environmentalists.
These greens want mandatory “environmental impact studies” on every private development, but they want their own precious bike lanes exempted from such regulations.Root’s
Being someone more interested in Liberty, I would be APPLAUDING Mayor Bloomberg for demonstrating just how meaningless these environmental impact studies happen to be.
Instead of suing to stop the mayor for ignoring poorly written laws, I would instead be fighting for equality in ignoring said poorly written laws. If the mayor can do it, so should the rest of us…
IF Carl wanted a lawsuit, it would be to defend anyone being punished for not paying for the environmental impact studies in question. NOBODY is more equal than anyone else, particularly the first servant of the people of New York.
Sincerely,
Steve Scheetz
Stevens was also Carl’s campaign manager in 2012, before being fired over that beastiality fiasco.
When Carl was running for Attorney General the first time, Stevens was involved in his campaign, and I think Stevens was fired.
I vaguely recall him being involved with some Tom Stevens splinter party, although it’s vague enough that I could be wrong.
Isn’t he registered to vote as a Green, or am I misremembering?
Former Reform Party candidate for Mayor of New York
Carl rocks!!!