流动性蓬勃发展

What message does urban infrastructure send to people? 阅读最近的一篇文章 罗宾Mazumder, 在大多数城市, it would be something along the lines of “we value cars, 不是人”. And it’s a message delivered with little empathy. Detailing the challenges he’s faced and seen while living a multi-modal life in several Canadian cities, Mazumder问题 the extent to which decision-makers, urban planners and designers empathize with people who do not use a car, either by choice or out of necessity. One could also include numerous journalists in this empathy-deficient集团. 结果? 汽车文化 pedestrian and cyclist injuries and fatalities are seen as a normal part of a functioning mobility system. Consider right turns on red lights. Is eliminating a 15 second wait really worth putting human lives at risk for? In many cities, this lack of empathy also leads situations of mobility poverty. Modacity描述 it as follows: “mobility poverty exists in a place that lacks a diverse range of transportation opportunities for its residents, particularly in cities that require them to own and operate an automobile in order to exist.” 运输 and poverty are often 紧密的联系. To empower as many residents as possible, a city needs to support multi-modality, from door-to-door. As winter descends on many cities, snow clearance provides a 明确的措施 一个城市如何 重视 the various ways that residents get around. Does your city enable its people to thrive?

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