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You have 7-9 lane roads in a suburb? That’s called a highway. Where I live, people cross highways on overpasses dedicated to pedestrians. Sorry you have to cros

• lotsofpulp 4y ago
  Lots of US suburbs have roads with 3 lanes in each direction. Then you add one or two left turn lanes at the intersection and a shoulder/bike lane, and you get to an 80ft+ crossing easily. All the infrastructure is built for cars and cars only. All the businesses and places for kids to go will be along these huge roads. This is an example of what is commonly built: https://maps.app.goo.gl/wpdBbQJggYrpjeNz8?g_st=ic https://maps.app.goo.gl/wpdBbQJggYrpjeNz8?g_st=ic That crosswalk/sidewalk is purely built for plausible deniability. You would have to be crazy to regularly walk across that to get to the grocery store/restaurants at that intersection. https://maps.app.goo.gl/rnjYVbLweNQZYFqW9?g_st=ic https://maps.app.goo.gl/rnjYVbLweNQZYFqW9?g_st=ic https://maps.app.goo.gl/bu4ow3HVTM3VTRct9?g_st=ic https://maps.app.goo.gl/bu4ow3HVTM3VTRct9?g_st=ic https://maps.app.goo.gl/owb32s3zPFShPXJ48?g_st=ic https://maps.app.goo.gl/owb32s3zPFShPXJ48?g_st=ic
  • odessacubbage 4y ago
    i'm not sure many people would describe phoenix or tampa as suburban
    • lotsofpulp 4y ago
      Whatever we want to describe it as, the point is there are a decent number of kids that live in places with roads like these.
      • odessacubbage 4y ago
        i feel like must be where part of the disconnect lies because despite my personal antipathy towards suburban living, pretty much every one i've visited has had superb infrastructure for walking and biking.
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