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Pedestrians were in cities hundreds of years before, vehicles should never have been promoted to first place. How to fix this in the cities? Remove almost all i
by sneakernets 7y ago
Pedestrians were in cities hundreds of years before, vehicles should never have been promoted to first place.
How to fix this in the cities? Remove almost all instances of cars getting near pedestrians by:
1: Removing one way streets. Having to drive all the way around to go somewhere nearby keeps the car on the road that much longer and doubles the number of crosswalks to pass through.
2: Removing left turns. Cars invading the pedestrians' right of way from the other side of the street is dangerous.
3: Reducing city speed limits from 30mph to 15. 30mph is ridiculous.
4. Enforcing carpooling. One person driving a huge SUV is such a waste of gas, space, and contributes to highways doubling as parking lots at rush hour.
5. Promoting city housing as much as possible for all new growth. For every honest baby-boomer suburb created with proper planning, there were two white-flight suburbs hastily created without.
6. Demanding companies in the city limits revise the need for employees to commute. Employees who can do their job at home deserve that privilege.