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Originally Posted by ardecila
That's very surprising considering how resolutely the CTU crowd hates Lincoln Yards.
But it does make me glad I voted for Brandon, if he's gonna be his own man and not necessarily stick to the CTU party line. The things he wants to do in the city will take money, and lots of it. He'd be wise not to kill the golden goose, and instead make it as as fat as possible.
Gloor blaming Lightfoot seems a little too convenient, though... scapegoat the lame duck mayor that everyone already hates, not the global pandemic, supply chain issues, a lack of investor confidence, etc. Is the problem that her administration never approved the infrastructure permits, or is it that Sterling Bay didn't want to spend big bucks on infrastructure with no hope of a quick profit? Remember, Lightfoot stuck her neck out in the early days of her administration and did not kill the project when many progressives were demanding it. And she's stubborn enough that I doubt she changed her mind.
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do you all really think this is really Gloor relaying Johnson's actual thoughts and beliefs, or is it oh i dunno, an exercise in PR in an effort to shore up support for a development that has stalled and likely wont have a friendly administration.
i mean the proof will be in the pudding but nothing Johnson has campaigned on leads me to believe he will be an advocate for Lincoln Yards style development, or pro development in general