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Nobody on the far left thinks this. If they thought that then why would they be into subway systems so much? Same for progressive urban planners more genersll
by treyd 2y ago
Nobody on the far left thinks this. If they thought that then why would they be into subway systems so much? Same for progressive urban planners more generslly.
- bluGill 2y agoI didn't say a majority but if you follow the urbanist movement for long you will see them. They are not into subways. A minortiy for sure but they exist and are vocal
- dagw 2y agoJudging a whole urban design philosophy by the most fringe members of the most fringe groups hardly seems like a good faith argument. Especially when those people are almost never even urban designers or in any way related to the field.
- bluGill 2y agowho said anything about judging the movement? I just said many exist.
- alamortsubite 2y agoWould you please you give us some examples? I've long considered myself an urbanist and genuinely have no idea what you're talking about.
- bluGill 2y ago[flagged]
- Timon3 2y agoDid you link to the right comment? I read all the parent comments as well as the reply, and none talk about trains being so rare that they wouldn't exist. Or do you just make the logical jump from "few trips should require a train" to "no trains exist"? There is no logical connection between those statements.
- alamortsubite 2y agoWell, I guess that single Hacker News comment is an example, if it also seems totally speculative and innocuous. Paranoid people have enemies, too.
- bluGill 2y agoI'm not going to spend hours in the archives of every urbanist blog and forumn to find a few dozen examples. I was asked for one and so I found the most recient here.
- Symbiote 2y ago19 out of 20 thinks being in the local neighborhood doesn't sound that crazy. In the last week, I think I've been to work 5 times (bicycle), the supermarket twice or maybe three (foot), the doctor (foot), a bar (bicycle), a restaurant (foot), a fast food place (foot), visited a friend (train, 35 minutes + 10 walking) etc. 90% might be a better target then 95%.
- bluGill 2y agoWork in your meighborhood is impossible - most people live in a 'marriage' situation meaning both would limit their job options and even if you get the job in your neighborhood that doesn't mean you won't switch jobs.