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HorsieJuice t1_je5oo1a wrote

Reply to comment by YouAreADadJoke in Demolition proposal sparks debate in Hampden by locker1313

Seriously. It's sort of gone beyond ableist privilege into straight absurdity. I'm a healthy adult and I live about a half mile from there, so it's well within walking distance for me - if I'm getting a bottle or two. But once you get up to a case (which is about the only way I buy beer), then it starts getting kind of cumbersome. A case + something else starts is pretty awkward regardless of the distance.

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Xanny t1_je6hd0c wrote

Bikes to carry stuff exist and are called bakfiets. You can buy them in the US, they just aren't common, because as long as the infrastructure is so poor practically using one is challenging. NotJustBikes has a video about this.

Bikes are also perfectly fit for towing, though you would probably want an e-bike if you do that regularly. Still, the fed just announced a tax credit for ebikes, so they suddenly just became a lot more practical too.

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bmore t1_je6cnse wrote

The majority of disabled Baltimoreans do not own a car. Hundreds more Baltimoreans are disabled every year as a result of crashes that could be prevented with safer street design that does not prioritize cars over pedestrian safety.

Designing neighborhoods to prioritize cars is ableist. Encouraging other options is not.

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HorsieJuice t1_je6u1wk wrote

If you want to advocate for safer streets, go for it. The question at hand here is knocking down one single dilapidated house and replacing it with a parking lot. It’s not going to move the needle on pedestrian safety.

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bmore t1_je6wuso wrote

Every time someone says advocate for safer streets they say "except for this exception here" lol. This will make that block less safe for pedestrians. That's bad, and worse than any value add of inducing demand for a paltry few parking spots.

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