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Posted by BrooklynBus on Mon Jun 14 09:11:09 2021, in response to Re: Anti-car democrats are a road hazard, posted by Osmosis Jones on Mon Jun 14 00:37:09 2021. "Why? Making them less vehicle-friendly would encourage more people to ride bikes, walk, and use public transportation, which would not only help the environment, but it would also increase public safety, make cities more habitable, and last but not least, reduce traffic, which is what you want, right?"No it wouldn't. Making them less vehicle friendly would ony work with significant improvements to mass transit. That means new rapid transit lines and doubling the frequency of buses and network redesign to better serve the people and eliminating double fares. NONE OF THAT IS ON THE TABLE. Making the streets less vehicle friendly without these improvements will only accelerate middle class flight. Streetcars weren't taken out of service because they couldn't compete with autos. They were removed because of the huge conspiracy by oil companies and auto companies. Walkable cities built around public transit is a great idea. But unfortunately we don't have that here. If you want some to be built where there is vacant land, I have no problem with that. But we have what we have and we have to deal with it effectively. Thinking that everyone should, could and would ride a bike by destroying your option to use your personal vehicle is not the right path and will have detrimental results including higher fatalities and devastating effects on the economy as the middle class seeks greener pastures. Once immigrants have made it in the city, why do they soon leave? Because the city keeps becoming more unattractive. And what I saw in Ocean City Md, seemed to be working fine down there. Also once saw it in Florida. Here is another story. |
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