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The Elephant in the Room that author ignores: Streets smell, and smelling them by walking a few km, cars and various chemicals are far more annoying than in a
by countWSS 2y ago
The Elephant in the Room that author ignores:
Streets smell, and smelling them by walking
a few km, cars and various chemicals are far more
annoying than in a closed window car.
If they were serious about walkable cities,
the streets should be pleasant to walk.
Evidently this isn't the case even in Europe
and even less likely elsewhere, where
smelly diesel engines, motorcycles and garbage
have a significant odor problem.
- fleg 2y agoIt's not streets that smell, it's the cars. And you're right - nobody enjoys having a walk near a street with heavy car traffic. That's why in Europe a lot of streets in the city centers are designed in a way to discourage driving, providing ring roads and public transport options instead.
- _xiaz 2y agoI have no idea where you've been in europe, but speaking for southern germany specifically this is bullshit
- inferiorhuman 2y agoToday, I drove a stretch of interstate that runs next to a sewage treatment plant. Yes, it smelled as bad as you'd imagine even inside the car.
- Ekaros 2y agoOnly times I really remember smells is driving in countryside when farmers have used more natural fertilizers... Rest of the time have not really noticed issues. But then again I suppose being pedestrian or cyclist in those areas would not help that one...
- inferiorhuman 2y agoWell this stretch smells pretty bad inside a car. As it's an interstate there aren't many pedestrians, but there are plenty of businesses.
- mort96 2y agoYour streets may smell, but not most of the streets I've been around in most of the countries I've visited... if your streets smell, that's a solvable problem.
- dbcurtis 2y agoPlease do us all a favor and write a Very Stern Letter to the mayor of Philadelphia.
- willcipriano 2y agoThoughts and votes.
- piva00 2y ago> Evidently this isn't the case even in Europe and even less likely elsewhere, where smelly diesel engines, motorcycles and garbage have a significant odor problem. I haven't experienced almost any problem with smelly streets while walking or biking in Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Munich, Cologne, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Barcelona, Lisbon, Prague, and the list goes on. The worst I can think of is some smelly alley or higher traffic road in Berlin, or when I was in Milan when garbage collectors were on strike. The worst cities I've ever smelled were São Paulo, Los Angeles, NYC, and San Francisco. Guess what these cities have lots and lots of? Cars.
- SoftTalker 2y agoTry Chicago. Streets smell like shit. It's not the cars, or trash (Chicago is pretty clean for a big city) it's the sewers.
- jodrellblank 2y ago> "smelling them by walking a few km, cars and various chemicals are far more annoying than in a closed window car" You want to be in a car to avoid smelling cars? That problem would go away if there weren't cars in the places people walk, see also the article and prioritising dignity rather than (say) breathing car exhaust.