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Re:Should traffic lights be abolished? (2021) by jeffbee on Thursday September 15, 2022 @11:05AM (#32853124)
Virtually every city in America destroyed itself in the pursuit of what you suggest: everyone will live out in Whiteville and they'll just drive downtown for culture, commerce, and employment. It didn't work. The freeways and parking lots cost too much, and the commuters don't pay enough taxes to balance it out.
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Re:Should traffic lights be abolished? (2021) by ghaff on Thursday September 15, 2022 @04:05PM (#32857767)
And many don't mostly need to come downtown for commerce or employment any longer. And culture can be a handful of times a year. That's my situation. I rarely come into the nearest major city any longer. It's not that I don't come in but I'm very selective.
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Re:Should traffic lights be abolished? (2021) by jeffbee on Thursday September 15, 2022 @04:45PM (#32858200)
Well it sounds like we agree then. There's no reason for a city to hollow out its neighborhoods to make space for the cars of people who drive into town once a year.
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