If we want a shift to walking we need to prioritize dignity

Re:If we want a shift to walking we need to prioritize dignity by Slow_Hand on Saturday July 29, 2023 @09:46PM (#36926901)

I’ve lived in LA for five years now and lived in Boston for seven years prior. They’re both uniquely terrible.

LA’s roads are easy to imagine because it’s synonymous with huge interstates, congestion, and long commutes.

Boston is terrible because it’s layout makes zero intuitive sense and looks like spaghetti when viewed from the sky. Of course Boston predates the automobile, so I understand why.

I do enjoy the prevalence of bike culture in Boston. It’s just the right size to pedal most places and there are fairly good accomodations for cycling, like bike lanes.

But hey, at least I don’t live in Philadelphia. By far the worst driving experience each time I visit. :)

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Re:If we want a shift to walking we need to prioritize dignity by kaashif on Sunday July 30, 2023 @08:58AM (#36930720)

> Of course Boston predates the automobile, so I understand why.

New York City's grid plan far predates the automobile: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commissioners%27_Plan_of_181...

Grids are sometimes but not always caused by cities being designed for cars.

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Re:If we want a shift to walking we need to prioritize dignity by armandhammer on Monday July 31, 2023 @06:53PM (#36949967)

It's the opposite, no? Cities / suburbs that were built after 1950 often don't have a grid system.

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