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Why should pedestrians be forced to clamber over bridges for the convenience of drivers? Drivers are the one with huge mechanical advantage, make them go up an
by avianlyric 3y ago
Why should pedestrians be forced to clamber over bridges for the convenience of drivers?
Drivers are the one with huge mechanical advantage, make them go up and down, don’t force the local pedestrians who live in the to take huge detour, just so drivers from out of town can save 30 seconds.
- ensignavenger 3y agoThose are good points, but the simple argument to the contrary is a matter of cost. It costs a whole lot less to build a foot bridge over a road than to build a road bridge over a foot path.
- avianlyric 3y agoYes cost is the obvious elephant in the room. But ultimately all these things come down to priorities. Do we prioritise building human scale environments that are welcoming and pleasant to people, or do bulldoze that for car scale places that are hostile and unpleasant for people, unless they’re wrapped in tons of metal? Turning all of spaces in car centric spaces also has cost, it’s just less obvious. Many time building that car bridge is cheaper for a government, if it helps keep people out of cars, and removes the huge number of negative externalities that car ownership brings.
- account42 3y agoThe cost of building the structure is hardly the only cost involved. Either solution means a cost or benefit to the two different groups that you can't just ignore away.