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I have a bold proposal for solving the streets in city crisis: Between buildings, build an elevated walkway above the roads. With ventilation these walkways co
by swagasaurus-rex 4y ago
I have a bold proposal for solving the streets in city crisis:
Between buildings, build an elevated walkway above the roads. With ventilation these walkways could cover a large part if not all of the area above roads. Promote social spaces, commerce areas, and open areas between buildings without sacrificing cars. Just build above them.
- alwayslikethis 4y agoNow, who would pay for this? Car drivers? City dwellers?
- swagasaurus-rex 4y agoIn wealthy parts of the city, the building owners could be made responsible for the upkeep of the walking areas adjacent to their building. The infrastructure to support it would have to be maintained or inspected by an honest third party. In not as wealthy parts of the city, I don’t think this idea makes sense. This is just an idea to reclaim walking space in our cities without making the enormous leap to banning cars/roads in cities, which we’ll still need to cart the enormous amount of products and raw materials a city needs.
- Gigachad 4y agoIf I’m paying for the road in front of my building, then I don’t want car access. I don’t need it. Just make it a pedestrian space with an allowance for deliveries/moving vans/etc.