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| adjl 08/11/21 9:14:23 AM #69: | Revelation34 posted... People are not using parking lots during a pandemic? I'm shocked. "Completely empty or just storing an empty car." That comment has nothing to do with the pandemic, that's just how parking lots work. Revelation34 posted... Also what does real estate have to do with roads? Roads occupy land, land which can't be used for anything else outside of occasional parades or street parties that temporarily close them. Muscles posted... I was hoping it would be a bigger part of the discussion, you weren't the issue as you actually did contribute At risk of sounding arrogant, I don't think there's much more to discuss than what I said. Yes, some people do simply enjoy driving, but the vast, vast majority of the infrastructure and culture surrounding driving is dedicated to people that are driving out of necessity or convenience, not for fun (and, in fact, most traffic infrastructure isn't even used by people driving for fun, because stopping for traffic lights every other block isn't much fun). As such, designing that infrastructure and culture around people who drive for fun makes no sense. Opportunities will always exist to drive for those who want to, but preserving that isn't a reason to not try to improve commuting with radical paradigm shifts. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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