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The issue is not space, but how we move through it (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
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[–] 16 points 2 years ago (7 children)

When I was first committing to my no automobile lifestyle, one of the first things that struck me was the pavement. Fucking everywhere.

Next time your about town , take a mental picture. Then subtract the parking lots. The huge road. Put the buildings closer together. Make a nice bikelane, something just wide enough to get a fire engine down. Plant some trees. Pretty nice right?

Instead we have salted earth. It really is just rude to the earth. Fuck your car!

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    All I want is the infrastructure to be more convenient. I cant walk anywhere unless I want to spend an hour+ walking, which is just impractical when i need to run and grab some fucking garlic powder real quick in the middle of dinner.

    Neighborhoods should have special commercial zoning inside of them to allow small shops, cafes, bakeries, etc

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago*

    Yeah, special commercial zoning, if we can't eliminate restrictions on small businesses in neighborhoods entirely, which should be the end goal. But yeah we desperately need anything we can get.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    I feel like neighborhoods not having local small-scale stores is a uniquely American problem.

    Here in Brazil every neighborhood is expected to have at least one grocery store, one convenience store, one pharmacy, one bakery, and one gas station. And most of them have a lot more than that, and a dozen other businesses.

    Like sure, you have to drive to the city center to get to the big shops and you'll generally have more options if you do, but still.

    The exception is like. Specific developments built by and for wealthy people who want to Live Away From The Poors ™️ in a tropical imitation of American Suburbia. But THOSE people are there by choice.

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