• JustinA
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    24 hours ago

    It just seems strange to portray highway interchanges in a positive light. Like, they might be the safest interchange for stroads intersecting an interstate, but that’s kinda like putting a $25M bandaid on a bullet wound.

    • HEXN3T@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      23 hours ago

      I want you–a random individual–to go on stage, and tell the country that just elected Donald Trump to make cities walkable.

      Have a ball.

      DDIs are the best we have right now. At the very least, the conservative nutjobs in my city don’t detest them to hell… much. They can be scaled down, and single lane versions would be perfectly acceptable in a walkable city.

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        23 hours ago

        Transportation planning is a local issue, not a national issue. Obviously national funding plays a role, but you don’t need national funding for sidewalks and bike infrastructure. Vallejo’s local and state government representatives are all Democrats.