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Originally Posted by Bill Bumface
Yes. The streets used to be for everyone.
You can still find places like this today, and frankly they are just plain better. North America bought into the propaganda that cars = freedom and happiness, and our urban planning has utterly suffered to actually serve humans living in cities because of it.
Some places bought into the American corporate manufactured ideal for a time, but ultimately realized it sucks:
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If you drive streets like this, yes you expect pedestrians to wander onto the road at will. |
So how many people get hit by these 'at-grade' rail systems in their intensely crowded metropolitan areas? I dont even see any safety features. I presume the trolleys at least ring a bell or something.
But yeah, I guess 'times havent changed.'
I think you're proving my point. We need better pedestrians.