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Re:A Swiss Town Banned Billboards. Zurich, Bern May Soon Follow by Barrin92 on Friday July 26, 2024 @11:56AM (#41079662)
When I lived in Tokyo and in Japan in general I saw old people walk all the time. In fact the irony is, they are the ones that need to walk most. Physical inactivity accelerates senescence. Only young people can get away with not walking.

Of course there's extremely ill people and when it comes to transport policies there's always exceptions for that kind of commute, but the approach to elderly mobility right now is completely backwards. We should be encouraging modes of transport that keeps the elderly moving and autonomous.

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Re:A Swiss Town Banned Billboards. Zurich, Bern May Soon Follow by macintux on Friday July 26, 2024 @04:50PM (#41082174)
I live in a neighborhood with a fair share of 50+ adults, and there are no sidewalks leaving the neighborhood, and few in the area. I could walk to the grocery store, I could walk to a convenience store, but I can't do so safely.

I'd be thrilled if we started making sidewalks a reality.

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