Ozone pollution is expected to reach a concerning level on Friday.
  • Neps@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    4·
    5 months ago

    Yea thats not possible at all. We are lucky to even have SIDEWALKS in certain areas you have to drive EVERYWHERE. get me out.

    • Lianodel@ttrpg.networkEnglish
      1·
      5 months ago

      A buddy of mine in NYC was offered a $14k bonus to move to Texas, closer to his employer. He declined for a bunch of obvious reasons, but one was that he and his girlfriend would each need a car to get around. That would quickly eat into that bonus, if not use it up entirely.

    • henfredemars@infosec.pubEnglish
      1·
      5 months ago

      That’s like going on a diet planning to not eat food until you reach your target weight.

      And when the problem is resolved, then what? Everyone starts driving their cars again?

      Zero planning whatsoever.

  • Fedizen@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    5 months ago

    Ok so what should they use instead?

    Texas is recommending some kind of alternative, right?

    • Chocrates@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      5 months ago

      Just one more lane, that will fix it this time for real.

      In Austin we fought tooth and nail to not have the highway expanded in downtown but the state is doing it anyway. Gonna lose some historic buildings and displace residents and solve nothing.

      • maniclucky@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        5 months ago

        Drove through those one time. Only been to Texas once. We ended up on the top one of like six stacked up (not exaggerating, maybe off by one). Got a chuckle from my husband when I dramatically declared “I stand atop the hubris of man!”

        • PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          5 months ago

          If it was DFW, you’re almost certainly taking about the High 5 (exchange between I-75 and I-635,) or the Mixmaster, (exchange between I-30 and I-35.)

          Both were marketed as a way to eliminate traffic between the two highways. Both are now notorious for always having traffic, because more people started driving after they were finished. I’m not sure which one is actually taller, but the High Five certainly feels taller because you have buildings on each side where you can look out and see that you’re level with their middle floors.

  • rockSlayer@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    5 months ago

    Maybe they shouldn’t have cancelled the high speed rail project, or done anything at all for public transit instead of adding one more lane to I-35