Because fuck your time if you just want to cross the road, I guess.
This is so goddamned dumb. At least it’s free.
And the people that live in wealthy US places like that come to Europe and fawn over our cities, towns and villages. They know there is another way and then just… don’t.
Depressing.
Their places aren’t wealthy.
To me, wealth is being able to live your life in a green environment, healthy, with no pollution, being able to bike anywhere, eat healthily; with corporations having no power; being able to vote freely and fairly, and if it goes wrong, you have the knowledge that you won’t get arrested but will receive help to get back on track; and all that without an extensive surveillance police state.
In short, everything the US isn’t.
And when they return home they go full NIMBY, protest and cry that public transit will bring homelessness and gangs, walkable cities are crime ridden hell holes and the only real way to live is in massive suburban sprawl with 3 SUVs in the driveway and the nearest grocery uber Walmart 20 minutes down the highway.
The oil/car lobby destroyed so much quality of life. I’m so grateful for the turnaround most places around me are taking… Highways in city centres are being converted to parks, rivers are being opened up again, and if I’m not mistaken that isn’t happening only in Europe.
There is still hope for the States too!
There’s a point of diminishing returns where the speed of travel goes down with an increase in traffic and related infrastructure.
