"… and fund overspending"
No shit.
Like turning four lane streets into two lanes plus a bi-si-kle path on each side.
Constructing no passing zone by bus stops.
Hiring moar inspectors to see if you're tinkering around on your property.
Swat teams to keep the citizens in line.
on and on…
That's just what Woketard city "officials"...DO.
They hate cars. Like they hate private property and individual freedom.
So, they order city stoplights staged so that drivers hit every red. "Traffic-Calming," they call it. Generally they provide a bus-only street or conduit, or else a signal that allows only buses to go. But even without that...in my Woketard city, five miles across, it can take over half an hour to "drive" through. (Laws and police-policies that embrace jaywalkers, and mid-block crosswalks that are abused by all the blue-hairs, add to that time)
The whole idea is to punish auto ownership. But they provide no alternative. Bicycles? Yes, for some. Not everyone can ride one. I used to; still sometimes do; but it's HARD to get on one with an arthritic hip; and it's reckless to ride one with brittle bones. Not to mention, not safe or practical when the streets are icy - which is four months of the year.
So, what's the alternative? BIG BOX STORES. On the outskirts of town. The kind Leftists say they hate, but somehow put policies in that help them grow.
What, I'm gonna fight stupid stoplights and suicidal phone-face pink-hairs, to come to a downtown store that has no parking, and parking meters are **PHONE APP ONLY**? Yes, that is a thing. It was sold as Progress.
I don't do money on a phone. FULL STOP. I have a place I park illegally, where I'm never bothered; but it's an eight-block walk to the business district. I'll make it. How many other old geezers will?
They wonder why cities are dying? Because the city leaders are brain-dead.