Sounds like texas should fix their zoning code. These problems have been decades in the making, but it seems every politician and city wants to keep that status quo and keep the suburban scam going, even as north america is in a housing crisis with an ever increasing bubble. Nobody is brave enough to pop or even deflate the bubble
No neighbourhood should cost more to maintain than it generates in taxes (unless it is specifically low income housing). Nearly every suburb is financially unsustainable.
Put that cost pressure on then invest heavily into public transit that does not rely on tires. If you have high frequency service (at least every 20 minutes, ideally closer to 5) then relying on a tram schedule isnt really a big deal. If the tram has priority at intersections, it is much easier to stay on schedule.
I’d argue it isnt clickbait and is a fairly accurate title. Motorist killed as police respond. The motorist was hit while the police were responding. The title never claimed the motorist had anything to do with the bomb threat, that was the context for the police response. Typically when the headline is refering to someone involved with the crime, they use the term suspect. The fact they used motorist actually gave me a hint it was an unassociated party that was hit.
Ontario, Canada. The premier (similar to a governor) is over stepping cities, their elected officials, and betraying the people of Ontario. Years ago he ran for mayor of Toronto, Ontarios biggest city, they never elected him and now that he has provincial power he is throwing a temper tantrum. He also cut their city council in half for no justifiable reason. Toronto made significant progress and nearly had a functional bike network, now he is forcing the city to remove newly installed infrastructure.
But people still think his conservative government is “good with money.”
They used to make single cab trucks with a bench seat to fit 3 people total and it still had a full sized bed. If you’ve only got 2 kids that design would probably have been better for you, but they don’t make many of this style anymore.
I’ve known enough people that would take their business elsewhere if this one didn’t have a drive thru. They think they are saving time by using the drive thru even when the other location is an additonal 10 minutes of driving away.
When i worked on pools, the millionaire with a massive “cottage” would argue over $5 worth of product or try to get a refund for unused chemicals the end of the season.
The family thats working hard to make ends meet barely ever argued. Our prices were fair and they want their kids to be able to enjoy their pool. They were always way more appreciative to the employees doing the work and were more likely to offer water, beer, and snacks.
I think another part of it is they dont want “undesirables” entering the store. In my area the main entrance on the main road to a drug store is never open it is always locked. There 5 or 6 cashiers/checks outs on that side of the store that sit empty because they can’t manage security for 2 entrances. Instead the rear, car parking lot entrance is the only option. The rear entrance has only 1 cashier
If you walk to the store from the south you literally have to walk nearly an extra block to get all the way around to the back of the store. The same goes for a small mall nearby, some of the entrances are locked for just no reason at all which adds a lot to travel time, especially if you have mobility issues.
Bike infrastructure in a town? My province just made it illegal for any municipality nearly anywhere to build a bike lane.
You mean copying and pasting the same 6 lane design onto every street isn’t the best way to plan a city?
Who the hell wants to load bricks into a lifted truck? Even if using a forklift, its often better and safer to keep the load as low as possible. It also safer while traveling to have the load lower to keep the center of gravity lower, hauling bricks in a lifted truck is more dangerous than stock height. Lifts can also impact stopping distance, which isn’t something you want when you’re also ruining your sightlines with the lift.
I just throw my kayak or canoe on the roof of my car. My fuel economy drops a bit with it on the roof, but overall its a way better option for me than constantly guzzling gas plus the upfront costs.
We aren’t just fussing over emissions, its also the bigger tires, the bumper height/pedestrian safety, the blind spots many trucks have, the increased space they take up in parking lots.
I would hate lifting a moose into a modern truck, the bed is 3-4 feet off the ground. I’d sooner put a tarp in a minivan and use that.
In this case their cargo that they claim they constantly need a truck for, doesn’t even fit in the bed because the bed is half the size a bed should be.
All wheel drive vans with higher towing capacity exist
They also keep dirt and road dust off your tools and materials. Vans also conceal your cargo better than a bed which can prevent theft. Most vans are more fuel efficient than similar sized trucks. Vans are usually easier to drive and have better visibility. A big enough van can fit a small workshop in the back, that you can stand in and assemble parts.
Vans are the better work/trade vehicles compared to trucks for most applications and that is a hill I will die on.
We have the data. In my area an ancient subway moves more people than the widest highway in north america. They fight tooth and nail to prevent any new rail projects and literally have to print new laws to keep building highways that only make congestion worse. In my opinion it is way more of a culuture war than a numbers war. Many places, and even people, in north america will treat you as a second class citizen if you take transit but we bend over backwards to shave seconds off of car travel.
The issue isn’t data, the issue is breaking the car culture. I’ve seen people nearly hit a pedestrian with right of way at a crosswalk while their car was turning right on red. Most of the time they freak out along the lines of “get out of the road, this is for cars.” We’ve adopted a terrible attitude of the car driver is always right and the pedestrian is always wrong and that is the biggest thing that needs to change. We constantly accept dangerous designs that take pedestrians, drivers, and cyclists lives to save people literally SECONDS on their daily commute and whenever someone is hurt we blame the human factors instead of the designs of roads and cars.
We can throw as much data as we want, unfortunately it seems most drivers are on the side that seconds are more valuable than life.
Some people do feel better when they move more. I have a shoulder injury and my shoulder works and feels a lot better when I add yoga to my daily routine. If I take time off work and don’t use my shoulder, the next time I use it, it hurts a lot more and feels a lot more stiff.
Different people suffer in different ways and can heal in different ways. This person feeling better by walking doesn’t make your struggles any less significant.