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- Henri Lefebvre, The Right to the City — In brief, the right to the city is the right to the production of a city. The labor of a worker is the source of most of the value of a commodity that is expropriated by the owner. The worker, therefore, has a right to benefit from that value denied to them. In the same way, the urban citizen produces and reproduces the city through their own daily actions. However, the the city is expropriated from the urbanite by the rich and the state. The right to the city is therefore the right to appropriate the city by and for those who make and remake it.
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I agree with the sentiment, but friendly reminder: there is no such thing as a "car lane." There are bus-only lanes and there are bike-only lanes, where cars are not allowed, but the other lanes are "general-purpose lanes" and are not for the exclusive use of cars. Buses and bikes are welcome there too.
It's an easy slip to make because it's conveniently short, but "car lane" is car-centric loaded language and we shouldn't cede that framing of the debate to the car-brains.
Legally allowed, sure. "Welcome" is a stretch. lol
But drivers must love having cyclists share the lane with them: obviously, they oppose bike lanes because they can't bear to be separated from us!
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