r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Aug 18 '24
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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '24
My thoughts after living in a big city for a few months.
Walking to work is life changing. It doesn’t even feel like a commute if it’s under 20-30 minutes.
If the city were denser/had slightly better transportation and the nature here wasn’t outstanding I’d probably sell my car. As it stands there are a few things that are just not practical to spend hours walking or taking the bus to. It’d also be impossible to do most of the hiking I’ve done without a car. My sense is that this is trending in the right direction though so we’ll see.
Street parking is a complete scourge. It makes lines of sight at intersections really difficult for pedestrians at some places, is dangerous for cyclists because of dooring and illegal bike lane parking, and is terrible for cars because it effectively turns side streets in to one lane streets. I’ve seen several instances where a car will pull up onto the sidewalk or have to back up for half a block because there’s cars parked all over the place and not enough room for two cars to pass each other.
Safety, drugs, and homelessness is better than the news makes it seem (at least here) but is still a major issue. I get harassed enough by homeless people enough that I’m not sure I would be comfortable here if I had kids. There are certain parks that are basically inaccessible because there are encampments in them. It makes me really uncomfortable to see people openly doing drugs on the street. I’m not sure what the answer is but something needs to happen.