Oh no, I get it, I’m actually all about nature, plants, trees, birds, bees, squirrels, racoons, etc. I get that.
But hell, when a city is already established with roads where you can easily turn towards either side to get to the place you’re looking to go, then they put in a divider that blocks said easy access, then people stop going to those places when they get off work, and those businesses wither away and end up shutting down, which kills the local economy and associated job opportunities.
Believe me, I know, I’m from an area where two different cities did exactly that, put divider plants in the middle of the highway, and half the businesses no longer exist. And it still did jack shit to help bicyclists.
Well, the idea is that you stop driving everywhere. Unfortunately, you have to make it inconvenient to drive if you want people to stop driving and we do want people to stop driving. I’m not gonna apologize for making you park a block over.
Research and studies into street design has already proven you wrong and I got a foot halfway out the door so I’m sorry I can’t look them up right now, but nicer streets boost sales of local businesses. It turns out that when people are incentivized to walk more in an area, they tend to visit a lot more shops in that area. When a person can drive their airconditioned sofa box right up to the door of the store, they don’t shop around at neighboring businesses. Sales go down as a whole.
![[image] when good infrastructure design does not just prioritize cars its a plus for everyone.](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/d469ed6b-d0c3-44d0-a3a8-aafcf7dc2fff.jpeg){kind=link}
Oh no, I get it, I’m actually all about nature, plants, trees, birds, bees, squirrels, racoons, etc. I get that.
But hell, when a city is already established with roads where you can easily turn towards either side to get to the place you’re looking to go, then they put in a divider that blocks said easy access, then people stop going to those places when they get off work, and those businesses wither away and end up shutting down, which kills the local economy and associated job opportunities.
Believe me, I know, I’m from an area where two different cities did exactly that, put divider plants in the middle of the highway, and half the businesses no longer exist. And it still did jack shit to help bicyclists.
Well, the idea is that you stop driving everywhere. Unfortunately, you have to make it inconvenient to drive if you want people to stop driving and we do want people to stop driving. I’m not gonna apologize for making you park a block over.
Research and studies into street design has already proven you wrong and I got a foot halfway out the door so I’m sorry I can’t look them up right now, but nicer streets boost sales of local businesses. It turns out that when people are incentivized to walk more in an area, they tend to visit a lot more shops in that area. When a person can drive their airconditioned sofa box right up to the door of the store, they don’t shop around at neighboring businesses. Sales go down as a whole.
Bruh, they did this shit right after you get off of a high rise bridge where it’s illegal to ride a bicycle, or even walk for that matter.