Couldn’t even be fucked to look up how to spell “pedestrian”
It’s a pedestal for a train.
what’s wrong with the traditional “pedestrain” spelling? pedestrain comes from latin pes, pedes, meaning ‘foot’ and the English word “train” meaning the vehicle. It is a metaphor based on the resemblance of the queue formed of slow walkers clogging the pavements or collapsing the traffic while crossing on the pedestrain crossings
You should write for The Onion
that’s the most beautiful thing anybody has told me this year so far, you kind stranger
The sidewalks are private property here, so don’t stand around too long
None of this surprises me. Spent the last couple days here and it’s all very much “you will enjoy this our way or its illegal”. Do many stupid tiny laws that make it almost impossible to enjoy.
We have big bikeways! But no ebikes or anything powered. Also I don’t want them actually connecting to anything.
Don’t drink more than they approve. Don’t walk between properties. Don’t take photos here, don’t do this and that. It’s so so so clearly boomer paradise. Anyone who thinks fun might be slightly different than their way should be banned.
Feel the STRAIN as you have to wait longer to cross the street
Even if there are alot of cars in a city and such, what’s up with American roads that make it so anti pedestrian. I mean in many European countries main roads are much friendlier to pedestrians. Specifically the Netherlands are quite good at prioritizing bicycle and pedestrian traffic.
Pedestrian = poor. No you can’t just go for a nice jog in your neighborhood even when you have a car, you have to drive to the park.
They’re an afterthought. An annoyance. Even in a pedestrian town drivers look down on pedestrians.
Travelers in air conditioned living rooms’ time more valuable than yours. Please wait.
All aboard the pedestrain.
Won’t anybody think of the poor cars?!?
Amazing. Somewhere it gets into 110-120 degrees in the summer will try and force people to stand in the sun to wait for traffic.
Never consider a pedestrian bridge, the cost! That could maybe be covered in solar panels to add shade and power the intersection?
Arizona is paradise pleasant outdoor temperature 6 months of the year. Blazing hot hell the other 6 months and that’s when everybody’s in cars anyway. Nobody’s out walking around in the middle of summertime in arizona.
I’m a native of the state. Nobody is inaccurate.
Everything is too far away to walk anyway you need a car to even go for a walk
To be honest pedestrian bridges suck. Lots of people just can’t use them (mobility issues/parents with strollers/cyclists/…), they add a non-insignificant climb and descent to your journey, and they look depressing. They should only be a last resort, e.g. for highway crossings.
The real (short-term) solution is to narrow the stroad to just one lane in each direction (which makes room for cycle lanes or light rail), and add regular crossings (or at least reasonably timed traffic lights). The long-term solution is to get rid of personal cars in urban areas altogether.
While walking around this town, most of the places the tourist go are along one central corridor which is also the primary highway through town. It seems obvious to reroute the highway away from the core, and then the main corridor would be perfect for a tram or frequent bus with bike lanes. People could freely walk side to side, and from the bottom of the hill to the top. It would boost commerce, it would enable people to get around better…
But I suppose people might have to consider not driving to their destination.
I often wished for a pedestrian bridge at a few different spots. Waiting 5 minutes to cross sucks worse than a climb.
When waiting on such long intersections I often wish to change the light timings and/or dig up the entire god damn stroad and/or throw oil & car execs in prison. But sure, a pedestrian bridge would be an improvement too I suppose.
Time to carry an emotional support brick
This reminds me of a realisation I had that “pedestrian” in english is deregatory.
The word’s direct translation to polish definitely isn’t. Huh.
I suppose it’s all in tone of voice and how much of a Karen haircut.
“How PEDESTRIAN 🙄”
Is Pede strain intentional?
H! Didn’t even notice that! So unused to pedestrians that they don’t know how to spell it.
Exactly.
I doubt they’re collecting any data to determine whether this actually reduced congestion. It’s just an ideological position.
Hello from Flagstaff.
if it weren’t for flagstaff, the entirety of northern arizona would be a wasteland.
Like Phoenix?
I was just in your town too! Still very car centric, but the bus network is nice and plenty of bike lanes! Would like to see less cars in the downtown core but compared to Sedona…
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