I’m not sure I see your point. They made a shitty design decisions and over the course of decades the city changed as that design was implemented. That’s very different than eliminating what has become critical infrastructure overnight.
Eliminating cars overnight would be the same as taking all the stores, hospitals, and everything out of a small walking-centric town, putting those things 50 miles away, with no roads, trails, or transportation to get there. Those services would be inaccessible and people would die. It would take time to make that transition. It takes similar planning and care to make the transition back away from roads and cars. I don’t see how that’s a controversial statement.
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I’m not sure I see your point. They made a shitty design decisions and over the course of decades the city changed as that design was implemented. That’s very different than eliminating what has become critical infrastructure overnight.
Eliminating cars overnight would be the same as taking all the stores, hospitals, and everything out of a small walking-centric town, putting those things 50 miles away, with no roads, trails, or transportation to get there. Those services would be inaccessible and people would die. It would take time to make that transition. It takes similar planning and care to make the transition back away from roads and cars. I don’t see how that’s a controversial statement.
Whatever. The transition is never going to happen anyway. We’re doomed to inertia.