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Re:Why American cities can’t keep up with infrastructure mai... by jfim on Sunday October 04, 2020 @05:26PM (#24682376)
There's no reason to have sidewalks in suburbs or rural areas where anything you'd reasonably want to walk to is miles away.
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Re:Why American cities can’t keep up with infrastructure mai... by scrose on Sunday October 04, 2020 @06:53PM (#24682903)
The thought process of your post forms a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Of course if you build with only a single mode of transport in mind, the majority of people will opt towards that mode of transportation. Unfortunately, many suburbs and small cities have made that mistake and also chose the most expensive mode, hence the article.

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Re:Why American cities can’t keep up with infrastructure mai... by smallnamespace on Sunday October 04, 2020 @06:06PM (#24682635)
As a suburban kid I walked a few miles a day to school and back and so did a good number of classmates.

It would have been far more dangerous without sidewalks.

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