Is it just me or is it incredibly odd and unexpected for a decision like this to come so late in the game? Why wait to delay until after so much time and effort has gone into making it happen?
The problem is that it’s unpopular with a tiny minority of suburban drivers but those suburban districts will be key swing districts during the upcoming election.
Essentially it’s the risk of swinging a few thousand votes that led to this being paused.
If it was actually unpopular it wouldn’t have survived 5 years of planning and wouldn’t have been voted in as law in the first place.
Things that are popular and increase revenue for the govt get immediately passed before anyone changes their mind.