Re:Things that are more inequitable than road pricing
by mjmahone17 on Sunday February 03, 2019 @03:14PM
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Lots of people advocate for “superblocks” in lower Manhattan, where thru-traffic would be entirely banned and otherwise traffic slowed to something like 5-10mph. That is drastic, but very much in line with improving the state of walking around.
Admittedly a big focus on reducing cars in major cities likely is coming from the fact that the wealthy started moving to major cities rather than commuting from suburbia. Other people car commuting really does hurt their quality of life. But that seems more an argument that we should bring these policies even to poorer dense urban areas rather than limiting their roll-out only to Manhattan and other wealthy enclaves.
How about we start taxing loud talkers?
> Pedestrian safety. Congestion.
And people who take up the whole sidewalk.
I don’t see people arguing for extreme measures, to the point of “ridiculousness”, to improve the state of walking around cities. So I don’t take this too seriously, it doesn’t seem to be done in good faith so much as, “I don’t like cars and there are some negative externalities, let’s use this as an excuse to really screw over anyone who thinks to use one.”
And of course, this is how a coastal elite most likely feels meanwhile they think traveling by airplane is okay or should even be celebrated.
It’s not in good faith.