The Worst Type of Train Station
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Highway median transit stations seem to be a North American specialty, I wish that wasn't the case. Our Cities deserve better.Thanks Diana for the C:S demo! ...
  • Spzi@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    I live about 100m away from a city metro station and I love it. On my way to the station, I walk past:

    • a wellness studio
    • 3 fast food restaurants of different types
    • a bakery
    • a small supermarket
    • a hair studio
    • an ATM
    • about three other businesses which always make me wonder why they exist

    Now I could have this walkable neighborhood or I could walk past six lanes of high speed traffic. And up and down the street I have more destinations to visit or I could count SUVs zooming by on a freeway!

    • Facebones@reddthat.com
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      1 year ago

      I live off of my cities dilapidated ass """Main street""" that runs parallel to the halfa-interstate-A-to-b thing (not sure what it's called, runs straight down the middle off the real interstate I-81)

      4 lanes of car hell, half car lots/dive bars half empty decaying buildings. They talked about making it 2 lane w/ a center turn lane and expanded ped/bike infrastructure. Got shut down because "I-_____ is always backed up" (it never is) and the BuSiNeSsEs WiLl DiE wItHoUt 4 LanE aCcEsS (even though those same people admit they don't SHOP at any of said businesses and just use it as an interstate bypass translation: no state cops to bust them for blasting down the strip residents of the area be damned)

  • UnknownQuantity@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Sometimes I travel through a city that has them and everytime when a train zooms by I wonder why are there so many cars on the freeway.

    • Someonelol@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      At least in my case that kind of setup is a somewhat isolated train line with few interconnects with stations that end up too far away from places of interest to the common rider.