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I wish there were more stories about metro lines being completed "in record time" in the US. Or being completed at all. Can we still build anything besides more
by HomeDeLaPot 4y ago
I wish there were more stories about metro lines being completed "in record time" in the US. Or being completed at all. Can we still build anything besides more highways?
- willcipriano 4y agoCan't even build highways.
- fyf8urh4t9ri 4y agoI'd much rather see taller buildings, wider streets with exclusive bus lanes, and wider sidewalks if I'm being honest. I live in one of the ten largest cities in the country and all we seem to do is turn parking into bike lanes that nobody uses because it's cheap and gets applause from the hip crowds. Meanwhile if you suggest expanding infrastructure everybody uses people throw a fit and say it can't be accommodated while ignoring that we could just get rid of height limits and build blocks taller instead of wider so that the cars and pedestrians could benefit.
- stuaxo 4y agoTaller buildings definitely want a metro, that's going to generate far more traffic than can fit if everyone is in a car.
- dx034 4y agoOnly for long distances. Walking and cycling makes much more sense within high density areas. Metros are mostly to move between areas.
- ido 4y agoI wonder where you live where the bike infrastructure goes unused and why? Is it because of the climate? I live in Berlin which isn't that mild (it's not in-land Canada/Russia but it's not coastal California either) and the new bike lanes they started expanding during covid have been met with a lot of praise & people seem to use them a lot.
- dx034 4y agoEven a bike lane with a lot of traffic often seems empty because bikes use up so little space. So even if there are a lot of bikes, the car lanes will look much busier than the bike lane.