[B’ Spokes: I’m going to pull a few quotes from Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space by Richard Layman quoting Baltimore Sun. I want you to think about these comments and the issue with us getting bike lanes nixed by the city in preference for cars with no facts ever presented, while we have numerous studies from around the country that shows that exact opposite should be expected then what we are told by the City.]
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The embarrassing and unfortunate financial failure of the Baltimore Grand Prix was caused by a pervasive culture of secrecy and privilege within City Hall and at Baltimore Racing Development.
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Propagandists and politicians use an over-reliance on secrecy to shape popular opinion and suppress dissent. But the success or failure of the Grand Prix was not a matter of opinion; it was a matter of financial facts.
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https://urbanplacesandspaces.blogspot.com/2012/02/economics-of-super-bowl-and-big-sports.htmloldId.2012020518325588
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