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Re:July 2023 was the hottest month on record by mathgeek on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @02:00PM (#37151022)
(only speaking as an American) The amount of effort, cost, and discomfort involved in transitioning most of America from car-first to infrastructure that supports walking and biking is quite large. Given the choice between staying as things are, moving your entire life to a distant urban area, or being taxed to upgrade infrastructure, many are going to desire the first option.
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Re:July 2023 was the hottest month on record by onlyrealcuzzo on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @02:09PM (#37151188)
> moving your entire life to a distant urban area

Who says you need to move?

~50% of the US population is urban, and that number is rising quickly.

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Re:July 2023 was the hottest month on record by pclmulqdq on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @02:27PM (#37151513)
The kind of "urban" that qualifies for that label in the US is a lot more spread out and car-based than it is in Europe. Miami, FL and Los Angeles, CA are urban, but have relatively small areas of high enough density to support a public transit system.
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Re:July 2023 was the hottest month on record by onlyrealcuzzo on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @03:47PM (#37152654)
This whole thread is about biking.

Miami & Los Angeles could be biking paradises with minimal effort from the city.

But voters view bikers as subhuman.

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Re:July 2023 was the hottest month on record by pclmulqdq on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @04:08PM (#37152986)
I think you are underestimating how much effort would be required. That is at least a 9-figure project in each city if you don't widen any roads and just convert car space to bike space.
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Re:July 2023 was the hottest month on record by mathgeek on Thursday August 17, 2023 @02:17AM (#37157887)
> Who says you need to move?

No one did. That’s why “or being taxed to upgrade infrastructure” is the very next part of my statement.

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Re:July 2023 was the hottest month on record by jacquesm on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @02:11PM (#37151212)
The real choice however is between personal sacrifice of luxury today and sacrifice of life or livelihood for those alive tomorrow. And possibly a mention in future history books as 'the generation that was aware and could have fixed it'.
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