Opinion: Those outraged by a €100k bike shed should look at the annual cost of renting out car park spaces (www.thejournal.ie)

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[-] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

A tale as old as time! Car brains don't bat an eye when it's $1 million, $10 million, or $100 million spent on "convenience" for motorists.

But don't you dare spend a fraction of that for the safety and security of everyone else! /s

I wish our governments would have motorists pay the true cost of their multi-lane roads, "free" on-street parking spaces, parking garages and massive lots, or the cost to send first responders out to the tens of thousands of collisions we've normalized.

Maybe then they'd STFU about cost.

All communities pay dearly for car-centric infrastructure, and the maintenance costs required to keep it all running.

this post was submitted on 02 Oct 2025

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