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"It's not like the government is forcing you to buy a car!"

If you live in a city with parking minimums, yes they fucking are.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (8 children)

I adore how they use mopeds and scooters in Asia

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (4 children)
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

In this thread: A lot of misconceptions and more than a few poorly thought out comments.

Also in this thread: Identifying the need to restructure the current standard before car usage can be realistically reduced by large amounts.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Urban fabric is when everything’s a building, meaning you can’t go anywhere unless they’ve got the door open for you.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

what the fuck were u even attempting to say

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Are you proposing a society where we never leave our cars and every business is a drive thru? Even if you drive to a wal mart today, they still have to have the door open for you to shop there.

And our current urban fabric is everything is a road, you can't go anywhere unless you drive a car. Can't afford a car? Too young to drive? Have a health condition that prevents you from driving? Want to choose a car free life? Too bad.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 day ago

"Dark urban alleyways are the scariest parts of a city", I say as I dart across twelve lanes of traffic on foot.

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I was reading about a study that showed how much the climate temperature would rise if every house had solar panels on their roof. I then immediately thought, hey now, what if we had less asphalt everywhere, would that not affect overall temperatures as well?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (6 children)

I live in a country with a propensity for dark cement tiles, i really doubt panels are causing an uptick in heat

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What was the conclusion? Asphalt shingles and slate shingles are already dark, so I'd imagine it would impact covered lighter roofing more.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You have a good point there. The study was done using simulation models, so I should look into what they took into account and maybe who funded the study. You can read it here

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Just to be really clear, too, they're looking at local effects (they say "urban microclimate"), not overall climate.

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