15-minute cities

[BrightShinyGirl]

The idea that not everyone fits into the same lifestyle situation they're in is beyond their understanding.

The big city isn't everywhere. Neither is small town America.

Cars are rural transport. We have decades of planners trying to shoehorn them into cities--tearing down neighborhoods to build freeways, decimating downtowns with parking lots. Don't tell me I'm the one who's blind to different places needing different transit solutions. The ubiquity of car-only suburbs means their inhabitants are often unaware of how their "normal" doesn't work for urban areas.

In my own neighborhood, it took me a while to notice how much subsidized parking the city was providing. Cars parked at the side of the road is just normal, right? But it's a policy choice. In Japan you're not allowed to own a car unless you can demonstrate you have a place to park it.

 

[IrezumiKiss]

I don’t believe there is any chance of you developing empathy - no ghosts of Christmas past are going to come help redeem your soul. You seem to have enough wealth that you don’t care where your resources come from or where the waste you produce goes.

Your lack of concern isolates you from the the real-world consequences of your choices. You choose to live up stream and you call anyone else who doesn’t an idiot.

Do you have relatives that can stomach your nonsense who will help you out for your sake, or are they just vultures waiting for your last breath?

Without empathy what good have you done in the world? I’m sure in your long life that you’ve done something good for someone without seeking personal reward, no?

What do you do with your pro-bono work? Right wing political causes? Is that how you help make the world a better place?

It’s funny how many times you’ve told me that I don’t have any friends. Is that a concern that you’re projecting?

I’ve got a song for you that I’m sure you’ve heard before. It reminds me of my conservative stepfather who shares a lot of the beliefs you promote, he just recently got in hospice care - no one will be sad to see him go. People drop in to see my mom, not the old curmudgeon. He alienated everyone, now he’s dying alone in his parlor of books and moth eaten cardigans.

Well played.

 

[HisArpy]

Cars are rural transport. We have decades of planners trying to shoehorn them into cities--tearing down neighborhoods to build freeways, decimating downtowns with parking lots. Don't tell me I'm the one who's blind to different places needing different transit solutions. The ubiquity of car-only suburbs means their inhabitants are often unaware of how their "normal" doesn't work for urban areas.

In my own neighborhood, it took me a while to notice how much subsidized parking the city was providing. Cars parked at the side of the road is just normal, right? But it's a policy choice. In Japan you're not allowed to own a car unless you can demonstrate you have a place to park it.

Note for the record:

This ain't Japan, you ain't Shogun, and Brandon ain't a God/Emperor.

 

[HisArpy]

I don’t believe there is any chance of you developing empathy - no ghosts of Christmas past are going to come help redeem your soul. You seem to have enough wealth that you don’t care where your resources come from or where the waste you produce goes.

Your lack of concern isolates you from the the real-world consequences of your choices. You choose to live up stream and you call anyone else who doesn’t an idiot.

Do you have relatives that can stomach your nonsense who will help you out for your sake, or are they just vultures waiting for your last breath?

Without empathy what good have you done in the world? I’m sure in your long life that you’ve done something good for someone without seeking personal reward, no?

What do you do with your pro-bono work? Right wing political causes? Is that how you help make the world a better place?

It’s funny how many times you’ve told me that I don’t have any friends. Is that a concern that you’re projecting?

I’ve got a song for you that I’m sure you’ve heard before. It reminds me of my conservative stepfather who shares a lot of the beliefs you promote, he just recently got in hospice care - no one will be sad to see him go. People drop in to see my mom, not the old curmudgeon. He alienated everyone, now he’s dying alone in his parlor of books and moth eaten cardigans.

Rudy, you can't have no idea of how little I care...

 

[BrightShinyGirl]

Note for the record:

This ain't Japan, you ain't Shogun, and Brandon ain't a God/Emperor.

Japan hasn’t had a shogun since the 19th century, their rules about car ownership date to the 20th century, and what does any of this have to do with the future mayor of Chicago?

 

[Scareltt]

Japan hasn’t had a shogun since the 19th century, their rules about car ownership date to the 20th century, and what does any of this have to do with the future mayor of Chicago?

Chef kiss!

 

[TrailerHitch]

how the fuck did you miss the point of me pointing out that you missed the point?

Mostly because you are a negative asshole that only seeks to cut things down never build them up.

How many jobs did your state add last year? Tennessee added over 450,000. We have a state budget surplus. No state income tax. Fabulous roads. Most rural homes have municipal water.

Here's the killer for idiots like you. Tennessee is a destination state for people from California, New York, and Illinois. Golly what do they have in common? Hm...I wonder. Yepper, they are all blue states that people are abandoning in droves.

 

[schism666]

Mostly because you are a negative asshole that only seeks to cut things down never build them up.

How many jobs did your state add last year? Tennessee added over 450,000. We have a state budget surplus. No state income tax. Fabulous roads. Most rural homes have municipal water.

Here's the killer for idiots like you. Tennessee is a destination state for people from California, New York, and Illinois. Golly what do they have in common? Hm...I wonder. Yepper, they are all blue states that people are abandoning in droves.

lol you still missed the point you clueless schmuck.

 

[BrightShinyGirl]

The collapse of a parking garage in lower Manhattan highlights the dangers of cars in cities. The popularity of SUVs mean cars are heavier than they used to be. Switching to EVs will only make the weight problem worse. They're heavier than gasoline-powered cars, causing increased wear and tear on infrastructure.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/pa...s-people-injured-trapped-cbs-news-2023-04-18/

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

Mostly because you are a negative asshole that only seeks to cut things down never build them up.

How many jobs did your state add last year? Tennessee added over 450,000. We have a state budget surplus. No state income tax. Fabulous roads. Most rural homes have municipal water.

Here's the killer for idiots like you. Tennessee is a destination state for people from California, New York, and Illinois. Golly what do they have in common? Hm...I wonder. Yepper, they are all blue states that people are abandoning in droves.

What they have in common is lots of roads, cars, suburbs and all that has led to high home prices.
Whats Tennessee doing to stop Tennessee from becoming just like these state?

 

[HisArpy]

Japan hasn’t had a shogun since the 19th century, their rules about car ownership date to the 20th century, and what does any of this have to do with the future mayor of Chicago?

Lol.

In modern times the term shōgun is sometimes applied to senior or retired politicians still wielding considerable power and influence

https://jref.com/articles/shogun.29/

Which highlights your real problem; you think small and only repeat the exact words you're spoon fed while failing to understand that the world is much larger and more complex than you believe or admit to.



As for the rest, well, you brought it up. I only pointed out that the source you used for it is the hole between your ass cheeks.

 

[HisArpy]

Chef kiss!

You'd be better served to avoid associating with an idiot who can't figure out who Brandon is.

 

[HisArpy]

The collapse of a parking garage in lower Manhattan highlights the dangers of cars in cities. The popularity of SUVs mean cars are heavier than they used to be. Switching to EVs will only make the weight problem worse. They're heavier than gasoline-powered cars, causing increased wear and tear on infrastructure.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/pa...s-people-injured-trapped-cbs-news-2023-04-18/

Based on this type of thinking, we should outlaw airplanes because they make skyscrapers fall down.

 

[Rotadom]

Based on this type of thinking, we should outlaw airplanes because they make skyscrapers fall down.

Not even close, CarbonArpy. You're terrible at analogies and comprehending them.

 

[HisArpy]

Not even close, CarbonArpy. You're terrible at analogies and comprehending them.

 

[Rotadom]

Which is more than you've ever done.

 

[HisArpy]

Which is more than you've ever done.

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

Lol.



Which highlights your real problem; you think small and only repeat the exact words you're spoon fed while failing to understand that the world is much larger and more complex than you believe or admit to.



As for the rest, well, you brought it up. I only pointed out that the source you used for it is the hole between your ass cheeks.

You never fail to provide hilarious irony.

So which is it, should we look at how other countries do things or shouldn’t we?

 

[BrightShinyGirl]

Based on this type of thinking, we should outlaw airplanes because they make skyscrapers fall down.

Heavier vehicles put a greater strain on infrastructure. Trucks do more damage to roads and bridges than cars. EVs are even worse because of the weight of the batteries.

Because bikes are so much lighter, almost no maintenance is required for bike paths even if they’re used by hundreds of commuters every day.

That’s another point in favor of 15-minute cities. They don’t require the long-term infrastructure subsidies that car-centric cities do.

 

[Rotadom]

You never fail to provide hilarious irony.

So which is it, should we look at how other countries do things or shouldn’t we?

He's still drunk.

 

[HisArpy]

Heavier vehicles put a greater strain on infrastructure. Trucks do more damage to roads and bridges than cars. EVs are even worse because of the weight of the batteries.

Because bikes are so much lighter, almost no maintenance is required for bike paths even if they’re used by hundreds of commuters every day.

That’s another point in favor of 15-minute cities. They don’t require the long-term infrastructure subsidies that car-centric cities do.

Mass transit is "heavier vehicles." Or didn't you consider that while parroting the party line? Then there's the FACT that not everyone can ride a bike.

Those 2 items only illustrate HOW FUCKING STUPID AND SHORT SIGHTED your belief that 15 minutes cities can solve any of the issues which face us today.

 

[BrightShinyGirl]

Mass transit is "heavier vehicles." Or didn't you consider that while parroting the party line? Then there's the FACT that not everyone can ride a bike.

Those 2 items only illustrate HOW FUCKING STUPID AND SHORT SIGHTED your belief that 15 minutes cities can solve any of the issues which face us today.

A bus weighs 10x as much an SUV but carries 20x as many people.

There are electric bicycles for people not fit enough to pedal, and all bike paths allow motorized wheelchairs.

I feel like you’re grasping at straws—inventing hypotheticals without being aware your objections have already been raised and debated in transit advocacy circles.

 

[Chernosoth]

A bus weighs 10x as much an SUV but carries 20x as many people.

Buses are temporary solutions until the return of commuter rail with much higher energy efficiency.

 

[BrightShinyGirl]

Buses are temporary solutions until the return of commuter rail with much higher energy efficiency.

Because rail is expensive and takes time to build, one of the easiest ways to improve mobility in the city is eliminating on-street parking and turning the wasted lane into a bus- or bike-way. Paint and bollards are cheap and fast to install.

 

[domroger]

The Dutch have been doing this for nearly 50 years,gradually removing parking spaces,increasing bike and bus lanes and closing streets to cars.It helps that they have good public transport which is necessary to encourage people not to drive.