I’m in an odd situation where there’s heavy traffic but we have very good bike lanes and bike trails. Yet I am afraid to use the bike lanes most of the time because the drivers are so insane. And half the people who do ride bikes end up doing it wrong because they feel unsafe: they ride in the bike lane against traffic or just ride on the sidewalks where they become the threat: to pedestrians.
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rockerface@lemmy.cafe 3 weeks ago
If there’s heavy traffic in your city and private cars are still preferable to public transport, your infrastructure is shit and you should go pester your politicians about it
stickyprimer@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
rockerface@lemmy.cafe 2 weeks ago
Public transport would still alleviate the issue by moving a portion of the drivers off the roads. Which, in turn, will make bike lanes safer.
stickyprimer@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yes. I’m not sure how it’s the infrastructure’s fault that we don’t have better transit though. Better transit would mean busses here as we have decent bike support and regional rail. We do have busses, too, but for them to be better they need to go more places that the cars are going.
And actually the biggest reason we have so many cars is they keep building more and more housing further and further out from our town, which then needs to pass through our town to get anywhere.
There’s multiple layers to this, but if all you wanted to say was “your infrastructure is shit” then, well, you’ve said it.
rockerface@lemmy.cafe 2 weeks ago
Because improving infrastructure makes these layers easier to deal with. More bike and bus lanes, more car traffic restrictions, extending public transport routes to suburbs, even building tram lines potentially. All of this and more will make your town better and all of it is possible if you pressure your elected representatives enough.
The reason you have so many cars is because people in charge prioritize the comfort of cars.
lightnsfw@reddthat.com 2 weeks ago
How could having my own personal space that operates on my schedule ever not be preferable to being crammed into a smelly tube with a bunch of other people?
rockerface@lemmy.cafe 2 weeks ago
Maybe if you gave even a fraction of care that you give your car to the people around you, it wouldn’t be smelly and crammed.
platypode@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
What do I do if the public transit is pretty good and the city is walkable, but all the jobs are in office parks 40 minutes out of town?
Chais@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Pester your politicians that they forgot a part of the walkable city. Either a walkable workplace or work from home.
Coskii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
Hello, yes. I work in construction. I carry 50+lbs (23+kg) of tools and/or material to work (which constantly changes locations as buildings and projects finished being built).
How do I fit into the walkable city plan?
Chais@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
I never claimed it would work for everyone. But I think you’ll agree, that your commute would probably become quicker and less stressful, if the majority of office workers could stay at home.
Less traffic if you have to drive, less crowded public transport. As a side effect life in the city might also become less stressful, as the noise from traffic reduces.
rockerface@lemmy.cafe 3 weeks ago
So the city isn’t walkable, then
platypode@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Define walkable.
I can walk to literally everything I need in my daily life except my job, and the share of residents lucky enough to work in the city can walk or bike to those too. My city scores incredibly high in both walk and bike scores; this drives real estate prices up, which drives employers to the suburbs, and—wouldn’t you know it!—the cheapest places to build office parks are situated away from the commuter transit.
rockerface@lemmy.cafe 3 weeks ago
That’s not walkable. The definition is not that difficult
stickyprimer@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Walkable: jobs, homes, and basic essentials shopping coexist near enough to each other.
It’s not walkable if you only have 2 out of 3.