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US cities should probably first start focusing on pedestrians.
by mupuff1234 3y ago
US cities should probably first start focusing on pedestrians.
- al_borland 3y agoWith the way many areas of the US are laid out (being car-centric), a bike bias may be needed. Bikes to get to where you want to go, then once you’re there, walk around. Currently, a lot of people need to drive to get to an area they would walk. Everything is very spread out.
- ThunderSizzle 3y agoI can walk with my toddler and infant and post c-section wife. I can't bike ride with them. Of course, I can also drive almost anywhere with them.
- al_borland 3y agoThere are various solutions for biking with an infant, and from what I can tell, a c-section takes 6-8 weeks for recovery. No one ever side bikes should be the only possible form for transport. Use the car for 2 months while your wife recovers, for the trips she needs to take. If you live in a walkable area, go for a walk. A bike path is easier to drop in than rebuilding entire cites and relocating the entire population around those walkable areas. Bike paths take years, consolidating urban sprawl would take decades, even if the political will existed.
- InitialLastName 3y agoGreat! if most other people are walking and biking, that's less traffic on the road to slow you down and endanger those young children.
- getwiththeprog 3y agoThe best way to help pedestrians is to start removing cars. The best way to do this is to install public transport and facilitate bike use.