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Re:Parking kills businesses, not bikes or buses by wasmitnetzen on Saturday April 09, 2022 @04:46PM (#30971886)
There's no intrinsic need to use a car for your weekly groceries, if the infrastructure is built accordingly. A lot of European families in big cities manage that without having a car.
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Re:Parking kills businesses, not bikes or buses by lovemenot on Saturday April 09, 2022 @05:05PM (#30972053)
Even framing shopping as a weekly activity is inherently car-biased.

A family of four consumes more in a week than could realistically be hand-carried in a single trip by both parents.

Better to do shorter and more frequent visits on foot or bicycle. Combined with delivery services which are much more resource efficient than private cars for this purpose.

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Re:Parking kills businesses, not bikes or buses by namibj on Saturday April 09, 2022 @05:15PM (#30972130)
Yeah, 1-2 trips a week with a cargo backpack do the trick, for the person carrying said backpack. Bonus: replaces some gym visits.
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Re:Parking kills businesses, not bikes or buses by kiliantics on Saturday April 09, 2022 @07:05PM (#30973003)
I regularly do large grocery runs by bicycle. I have a cargo trailer I can hook on to my bike and it lets me carry easily 2 weeks worth of food for two adults, probably more.
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