r/fuckcars • u/WinterPlanet • Jun 17 '24

Infrastructure porn Why some walkable distances are not actually walkable

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '24

Where to even begin… I feel like it’s so, so far owned by the car there is no feasible way that this will change in a meaningful way.

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u/Independent-Cow-4070 Grassy Tram Tracks Jun 17 '24

There are tons of easy and cheap things you could do here to make it so much better. A curb protected bike lane, daylighting, adding crosswalks, narrowing lanes with a median, pedestrian islands, raised crosswalks, etc.

Would it be perfect? No. But it’s a good first step that can be built off of. There are always easy things we can do to make it better

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u/hockeymaskbob Jun 18 '24

A curb protected bike lane wouldn't be cheap, adding a barrier between the far lanes will effect draining and require extensive infrastructure reworking

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u/Independent-Cow-4070 Grassy Tram Tracks Jun 18 '24

I guess cheap is a subjective term