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The actual solution is to separate the layers. Top: Human scale movement (pedestrians, non-motorized and 'very' small motor (1 HP per human mass being moved) p
by mjevans 9y ago
The actual solution is to separate the layers.
Top: Human scale movement (pedestrians, non-motorized and 'very' small motor (1 HP per human mass being moved) personal transport devices (think wheel chairs and maybe slow-speed scooters/electrically assisted bikes).
Mid (down): delivery / private vehicle / emergency services.
Lower: Bulk public transit (subways and the like).
While we're at it, put parks and recreation areas in the middle of the human level of traffic. Maybe storefronts along the sides.
- bobthepanda 9y agoThe problem is that actually grade-separating the layers is so ridiculously expensive that we don't do it. And not for lack of trying - the world is full of abandoned skywalk networks and mind-bogglingly expensive underground highway boondoggles.
- mjevans 9y agoYeah, you pretty much can't do this with unions; has to be automated robots to the Nth degree so that your only real costs are energy, time, and the environment.