How heavy is that?

Let your city know, contact your council, tell your experience, and ask for protected bike lanes :)

Train* when available.

Bring a bike with you and you can basically go anywhere on your trip

It sounds like your city does not prioritize trains at all

train was PACKED and spent 10m at every stop

add more wagons or increase frequency for example

then they hit a car

intersections with car traffic are always a problem and they should be minimized

train was every 10. Some days every 30, some days 2 in a row

i can bet the tracks share the same space with regular roads and signaling does not prioritize public transit, which usually leads to this sort of inconsistent schedule

that didn’t make it any easier

that’s usually the excuse used to cut funding to public transit instead of the other way around: “see it doesnt work, why waste money on it”. They never mention how it’s been underfunded for decades, how cars are always prioritized, and the success cases seen all around the world where it works properly

does the train increase commerce in an area?

stations are usually prime real state for commerce and housing due to all the foot traffic it brings. Just look at stations in Japan, they are basically big shopping malls, without all the unnecessary parking, and high towers all around for housing

Just chill in the cabin with some chicken soup as much as needed, and comeback to your happily rambles whenever you feel like it. Btw, have you finished God of War by now?

How big is that? 100 m²?

zkproofs for the win!

Buenos Aires in Argentina already rolled out a decentralized digital id via zkSync on the Ethereum blockchain for their citizens, you basically have a zero knowledge proof that verifies who you are without revealing sensitive information. No more doxxing required

For those interested on how zkproofs work, it’s all mathmagic:

Computer Scientist Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=fOGdb1CTu5c
https://youtu.be/fOGdb1CTu5c

Of course, public transport has a limit and we can root for both as well, including protected bike lanes even in the boonies like we successfully see in the Netherlands

Root for better public transport and active cities instead of car dependency :)

Give them a free ride and cut a lane to convert it into a native climate resilience greenery in the city :)

Trees are great for that too, and it has added benefits like another patch that is no longer impermeable, helps manage storm water, filter rainwater into the aquifer, lowers flood risks, provide shade against heat. It is also an habitat for plants, insects, birds, and small animals, while also improving air quality by absorbing pollutants and providing a natural sound barriers, reducing noise pollution and stress levels related to it.

I’m unable to open the link due to being blocked, but do they have the data to prove sales went down?

Every study I’ve seen shows shops always sell more when they have more foot traffic from pedestrianization and protected bike lanes. Businesses tend to complain initially, but when the cash starts flowing in, they never want it removed afterwards

Hell, with a bike path in front of me, I’d bike myself to work. Why bother with a car if I have the infra right on my doorsteps

You need to design your streets appropriately and the speed limit will be followed. If you design stroads like a race track, people will speed on it like a race track

If your streets are narrower, has curves, chicanes and trees, it naturally forces drivers to reduce speed without needing speed bumps / radars / giant speed signs (the faster you go, bigger signage is required)

Protected bike lanes / bus lanes / tramway can also be used by ambulances, fire department and police in case of emergency. They even have better response times due to not being stuck on car traffic

So yeah, I’d rather have my tax dollars being used in that kind of infrastructure, instead of only on car centric designs

I’m yet to see a majority support from businesses when pedestrianization efforts begin(18% in this case), but they always do a 180 when they see sales growth

including stopping projects decoupling their parking space and selling it for extra

They already sell it for extra, those parking spaces are never free and you always pay for them

OP posted another article with more details on it: !https://lemmy.world/post/31486375

From the article:

Construction costs run from $10,000 per parking space in a surface lot to $70,000 per space in an underground garage. That gets baked into what developers must recoup from tenants and buyers, whether they own a car or not. The rules drive up the per-unit cost to build affordable housing (in New York, affordable units near transit are exempt from parking minimums, but the rules still apply elsewhere). And they often require more parking than people actually use.

Abolish Parking Mandates! Get involved locally:

https://www.climatechangemakers.org/playbook-parking-mandates/

He’s taking it for a walk

They miss the sense of community because we no longer have 3rd places to hang out. For those unaware:

The Great Places Erased by Suburbia (the Third Place)
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=VvdQ381K5xg
https://youtu.be/VvdQ381K5xg