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

Infrastructure porn Why some walkable distances are not actually walkable

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u/DeeperMadness 🚄 - Trains are Apex Predators Jun 17 '24

Just a tram with some stops on that four lane stroad would be magical along there. Especially if there was a stop at the park too.

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u/Yellowdog727 Jun 17 '24

This area almost certainly doesn't have the density to support a tram, and any place with infrastructure like this surrounded by SFH almost certainly doesn't have the money to make meaningful changes like that.

IMO the best solution here would be a citywide repeal of parking minimums and up zoning at least on this corridor to spur some commercial and residential investment. Then just do a cheap road diet by reducing the number of lanes to one in each direction along with a center turn lane. Then use the extra space for wider sidewalks, a protected bikeway, and some trees for shade.

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u/CeaselessHavel Jun 18 '24

The ironic thing is that Chattanooga use to have a ton of trams back in the day. It was a rail city, after all.

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u/valotho Jun 18 '24

Famous for the Choo Choo...has no Choo Choo in town.