Re:Superblocks: how Barcelona is taking city streets back fr...
by PeterisP on Friday August 12, 2016 @09:20AM
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Why would you transport a week's worth of groceries in the first place? In cities designed not for cars, most people generally don't "transport" groceries at all, since everybody generally buys groceries very close to home (often on the same block), and the natural time to do it is on the way back from work/studies/whatever, so instead of having an explicit weekly trip, you just buy whatever you need now or for tomorrow, not a week's supply - and that is easily carried (not transported) for that short distance even for a family of 6+.
If you buy something that can't be carried, like a refrigerator, well, then you get it delivered.
Re:Superblocks: how Barcelona is taking city streets back fr...
by ethanbond on Sunday August 07, 2016 @11:34AM
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How wacky that so many other countries have already figured this out. And that humans somehow fed themselves for literally thousands of years before cars but suddenly we won't figure out how to purchase food.
Re:Superblocks: how Barcelona is taking city streets back fr...
by majewsky on Sunday August 07, 2016 @08:26AM
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> How does one transport a week's worth of groceries for a family of 5 on public transport?
Carsharing. Or a delivery service, which some supermarkets now offer already.
Re:Superblocks: how Barcelona is taking city streets back fr...
by vasilipupkin on Sunday August 07, 2016 @10:09AM
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A family of 5 could have one car for that, instead of two like most American 5 person families
If you want a real solution, provide tax incentives for companies to work remotely. If you eliminate commuters in those types of jobs that can work remotely, you solve almost all traffic problems.
Does an insurance salesman really need to travel to an office? 90% of that work is on the phone already and the other 10% could be replaced with video conferencing. I don't need to touch my salesman, I just need to hear what he's saying and read contracts. Unless your job involves handling physical objects, there is zero reason for a commute.