Re:Car-Free Streets Will Soon Be the Norm
by tomtheelder on Wednesday December 11, 2019 @11:57AM
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The car free concept is strictly about city centers, and has nothing to do with those who live in the suburbs or rural areas. Absolutely no one is advocating removing cars from those areas. This has nothing to do with elitism, and everything to do with optimizing transportation for different environments. Proponents usually advocate for better metro transit networks, which would benefit those who live outside the city centers.
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Re:Car-Free Streets Will Soon Be the Norm
by ghaff on Wednesday December 11, 2019 @12:12PM
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>Absolutely no one is advocating removing cars from those areas.
You'll find plenty of people here who will be happy to argue that living outside of dense cities is unsustainable and has to end. They're wrong. But it's their opinion.
Re:Car-Free Streets Will Soon Be the Norm
by tomtheelder on Wednesday December 11, 2019 @12:31PM
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I engage pretty heavily with civic & transit planning, and I've never heard someone argue that in my entire life. If that is an opinion held by some, they are certainly a minuscule minority.
Re:Car-Free Streets Will Soon Be the Norm
by AnimalMuppet on Wednesday December 11, 2019 @03:56PM
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Here you go: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21764675
On this very thread.
Mind you, I would agree that it's an opinion held by a minuscule minority. It's also wrong. But it's out there. It's even here on HN.
Re:Car-Free Streets Will Soon Be the Norm
by ghaff on Wednesday December 11, 2019 @01:18PM
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Search HN comments for something like "unsustainable suburban" and you'll find plenty of hits from people arguing basically that suburbs have to (somehow) end.