Re:Street by Street, Amsterdam Is Cutting Cars Out of the Pi...
by Pfhreak on Monday October 07, 2019 @06:02PM
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I've lived in Seattle for a long time. Many decades. It was never 'very drivable'. The geography has always made getting in and out a challenge.
> I feel [children] already are [safe] on neighborhood streets
Much of Seattle's neighborhood streets don't even have sidewalks or traffic calming devices. 25mph is a suggestion, at best, when people are trying to get around the lights on Aurora, for example.
> I've personally heard public transit horror stories from friends several times...
The plural of 'anecdote' is not 'data'. You already seem to dislike public transit, and may surround yourself with people who feel similar. Could also be confirmation bias.
> I feel [children] already are [safe] on neighborhood streets
Much of Seattle's neighborhood streets don't even have sidewalks or traffic calming devices. 25mph is a suggestion, at best, when people are trying to get around the lights on Aurora, for example.
> I've personally heard public transit horror stories from friends several times...
The plural of 'anecdote' is not 'data'. You already seem to dislike public transit, and may surround yourself with people who feel similar. Could also be confirmation bias.