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"People should walk!" Pictures of miles long suburban corridors with no services or business along them. Maybe.. people don't walk there.. because there's n
by akira2501 3y ago
"People should walk!"
Pictures of miles long suburban corridors with no services or business along them.
Maybe.. people don't walk there.. because there's no _reason_ to be walking there.
If you want people to walk, give them a reason other than "I don't like cars."
- slothtrop 3y agoThat's what "15 min cities" is about. The YIMBYs also push for accessible amenities, through zoning changes, to make areas more walkable.
- mint2 3y agoYou just cited a chief complaint that people against a car dominated culture have about car culture as if they never thought of it, never thought of one of their own major arguments?
- Moldoteck 3y agoYes, problem is complex but also easy fixable in long term: abolish parking reqs & allow building dense buildings & force building nice sidewalk+trees+bike lane+ safety islands on every street renovation. This way there is no upfront cost to rebuild everything instantly, instead same public resources will be used(street renovation money is already allocated) and the town will become more walkable gradually