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Elevated pedestrian walkways are miserable for people walking. You seem pretty deeply carbrained.
by daveliepmann 3y ago
Elevated pedestrian walkways are miserable for people walking. You seem pretty deeply carbrained.
- josephcsible 3y agoHow so? I've used them before and didn't see a problem with them.
- daveliepmann 3y agoHow are they for a grandparents pushing a stroller? Would you say they encourage a vibrant street culture of cafes and shops? The ones I've seen, especially in Berlin and İzmir, are loud and a hassle to cross. That's because walkways and bikeways over multi-lane roads are car infrastructure. They are there to prioritize high-speed automobile traffic with few interruptions. I'm happy for the one going up at my gym, but I know it's there to ensure bike/ped political forces can't endanger the trunk road underneath. True pedestrian infrastructure there would involve a major speed and size downgrade to the road, which is unacceptable, thus the political defensive move to pay out the nose for something car advocates would never normally fund.