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Not necessarily in my town, but where my employer is located. The town sees a ton of car traffic each day due to providing +20k jobs. However, the town has no
by moooo99 4y ago
Not necessarily in my town, but where my employer is located.
The town sees a ton of car traffic each day due to providing +20k jobs. However, the town has no proper connection to public transit. The only somewhat reliable connection is the limited services ran by the companies in said town as a benefit for their employees. But due to limited service times it sees relatively little utilization.
For 30+ years now there has been the intend to connect this city to the existing light rail systems of the other two major population centers in close proximity. During the last vote by the locals, they still opposed the plan. That was three years ago, now they are demanding the construction of another bypass road (the city already has one) to get rid of the cars passing through their town.
Another example from my town:
the city recently announced a shift towards more eco friendly transportation infrastructure (despite a conservative mayor) and focus more on cycling and trams. This includes the reactivation of some abandoned tram tracks as well as the removal of some parking spaces on public ground to get more space for properly secured cycling lanes. Unsurprisingly the locals protested the decision and the ambition to remove parking spaces, citing the fees they pay for it. This is a dense urban area with >600k people and they pay 30€ in parking annually