Barcelona-style “superblocks” could make cities greener and less car-centric

Re:Barcelona-style “superblocks” could make cities greener a... by the_af on Thursday October 20, 2022 @04:59PM (#33280614)

> I also have zero interest in walking 2 blocks to my car when I need it, nor do I want to carry my items that far from my car.

Wow. Two blocks is nothing. To me this reads as someone complaining they cannot drive a car from their kitchen to their bedroom.

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Re:Barcelona-style “superblocks” could make cities greener a... by bluescrn on Thursday October 20, 2022 @05:51PM (#33281304)

Two blocks is nothing... until you have a car that's fully-laden with heavy/bulky cargo.

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Re:Barcelona-style “superblocks” could make cities greener a... by the_af on Thursday October 20, 2022 @06:30PM (#33281654)

In some specific cases, I agree. But life should not be optimized for specific and unusual cases.

I've transported bulky cargo further than two blocks, by the way. I'd rather suffer in those cases, but keep the streets relatively free of cars for the more common cases, like pedestrian quality of life.

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Re:Barcelona-style “superblocks” could make cities greener a... by vvillena on Thursday October 20, 2022 @06:30PM (#33281652)

So... unload, then park? That's how you would do it anywhere you don't have an assigned parking place.

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Re:Barcelona-style “superblocks” could make cities greener a... by jjav on Friday October 21, 2022 @03:09AM (#33285352)

Just last week I bought ~2500lb of lumber to bring home (rebuilding a fence). If I had to park two blocks away and carry that by hand I'd be in a world of hurt.

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