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(only speaking as an American) The amount of effort, cost, and discomfort involved in transitioning most of America from car-first to infrastructure that suppor
by mathgeek 3y ago
(only speaking as an American) The amount of effort, cost, and discomfort involved in transitioning most of America from car-first to infrastructure that supports walking and biking is quite large. Given the choice between staying as things are, moving your entire life to a distant urban area, or being taxed to upgrade infrastructure, many are going to desire the first option.
- onlyrealcuzzo 3y ago> moving your entire life to a distant urban area Who says you need to move? ~50% of the US population is urban, and that number is rising quickly.
- pclmulqdq 3y agoThe kind of "urban" that qualifies for that label in the US is a lot more spread out and car-based than it is in Europe. Miami, FL and Los Angeles, CA are urban, but have relatively small areas of high enough density to support a public transit system.
- onlyrealcuzzo 3y agoThis whole thread is about biking. Miami & Los Angeles could be biking paradises with minimal effort from the city. But voters view bikers as subhuman.
- pclmulqdq 3y agoI think you are underestimating how much effort would be required. That is at least a 9-figure project in each city if you don't widen any roads and just convert car space to bike space.
- mathgeek 3y ago> Who says you need to move? No one did. That’s why “or being taxed to upgrade infrastructure” is the very next part of my statement.
- jacquesm 3y agoThe real choice however is between personal sacrifice of luxury today and sacrifice of life or livelihood for those alive tomorrow. And possibly a mention in future history books as 'the generation that was aware and could have fixed it'.