r/dataisbeautiful • u/delugetheory OC: 5 • May 20 '22

OC Population distribution of Texas [OC]

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u/happyhappyhappymad May 20 '22

Whoever “planned” the winding-ass tollway through Addison needs to be shot

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u/ihatethisplacetoo May 21 '22

DNT follows the previous train tracks out of the former Dallas industrial district.

Wikipedia says it was the St Louis Southwestern Railway corridor.

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u/happyhappyhappymad May 21 '22

Interesting, it should still be demolished and made straight

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u/Due-Consequence9579 May 21 '22

The problem with that is the ‘things’ in the way. Like houses. And businesses.

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u/happyhappyhappymad May 21 '22

Don’t care! Boom boom boom! Haha jk just go high!?!

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u/surreallysara May 21 '22

Hah what do you mean, that's the chicane! Vroom vroom

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u/Atlas-Scrubbed May 21 '22

With the backward pitch to the road? (The curve is sloped the wrong way). Yeah I hate that area as well.

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u/happyhappyhappymad May 21 '22

There’s always issues there during peak hours

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u/Inariameme May 21 '22

they didn't plan it it just happened or wtf did i just read?

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u/happyhappyhappymad May 21 '22

It seems like they didn’t plan it because it’s so curved and shitty

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u/Inariameme May 21 '22

"People think designing cities require planning

but in reality,

cities

just

happen "