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Re:To stop building heat islands, stop overbuilding parking ... by gefhfffh on Thursday January 13, 2022 @05:40AM (#29919184)
Yes, we don't design cities around our needs, but around cars. 95%+ of the time they're standing around taking up space. While they're used they're used for just 1,3 persons in average. While they're used they take so much more space than alternative modes of transport (public transport, bikes, velomobiles, etc.). They are so heavy that they easily kill pedestrians and cyclists. They use hilarious amounts of energy, pollute cities with noise, and take a big part in destroying the environment like billions of species including humans need it to sustain themselves .

That's a problem.

Cities should be designed for people, not cars.

Re:To stop building heat islands, stop overbuilding parking ... by hunter-gatherer on Thursday January 13, 2022 @05:44AM (#29919221)
I don't disagree with you, but would point out that the cities have already been built, and what we have is what we have. Is there a sound way to fix what we've done without causing massive displacement of persons and infrastructure?
Re:To stop building heat islands, stop overbuilding parking ... by zip1234 on Thursday January 13, 2022 @11:11AM (#29922329)
If change needs to be made, why not start making it now? One thing that always amazes me is human creativity. Given constraints, people always seem to make the most of them.