Deterioration of Local Community a Major Driver of Loss of Play-Based Childhood

Re:Deterioration of Local Community a Major Driver of Loss o... by constantcrying on Tuesday June 11, 2024 @11:32AM (#40647461)

Who cares that the city administration is too stupid to put in traffic lights.

Seriously, what a dumb example. The problem has already been solved. My city is full of cars, but there are also enough traffic lights triggered by pedestrian s, hardly a miracle of modern engineering.

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Re:Deterioration of Local Community a Major Driver of Loss o... by ceejayoz on Tuesday June 11, 2024 @11:53AM (#40647797)

> Who cares that the city administration is too stupid to put in traffic lights.

The people living there?

> The problem has already been solved.

Yes, that's why the poster said "in the US they would be roadkill". It's very much a solved problem; the US is notable for not implementing the solutions.

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Re:Deterioration of Local Community a Major Driver of Loss o... by constantcrying on Tuesday June 11, 2024 @11:59AM (#40647881)

If people lobbying their local government for traffic lights is enough to solve a problem it can't be that relevant.

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Re:Deterioration of Local Community a Major Driver of Loss o... by ceejayoz on Tuesday June 11, 2024 @12:01PM (#40647903)

Except it often doesn't work that way.

NYC was all ready to implement a congestion fee, with years of buildup and $15B in revenue scheduled for use... and the state governor nixed the entire at the eleventh hour by fiat, because out-of-NYC voters who shouldn't have a say don't like the concept.

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Re:Deterioration of Local Community a Major Driver of Loss o... by constantcrying on Tuesday June 11, 2024 @01:17PM (#40648924)

This seems like a problem which has absolutely nothing to do with traffic.

If local governments fail at basic duties missing traffic lights are not the thing you should be worrying about.

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