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Galactus54 t1_j3ckwoj wrote

No solutions presented so far would be as effective as an elevated pedestrian crossover; to those who say “bUt thE cO$t!” how do you value even one life? And it doesn’t matter how good or bad the restaurants are, the place is where these tragedies occur.

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-null-null t1_j3eo092 wrote

Elevated crossovers suck to use as a pedestrian and even more so when you’re elderly, disabled, or on a bike. Too much up and down just to cross the street. They have their place over limited access highways and train tracks but the better thing to do is just make the street safer to cross by slowing cars down and improving transit. Getting people out of their cars is far safer for everyone

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Glystopher t1_j3dn4fl wrote

It’s my futuristic dream to have elevated pedestrian and bike pathways basically everywhere, so nobody on them has to cross the street except above it! Sure some billionaire could pitch in!!

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beeps-n-boops OP t1_j3eidzv wrote

I'm not saying you're wrong, but if both pedestrians and drivers (and bicyclists!) would follow the rules things would be dramatically better and safer than they are.

But people don't give a fuck about anything besides their own sense of entitlement and convenience.

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espressocycle t1_j3nl8gl wrote

I guarantee she parked on that side of the street and was walking to her car so they could probably just move the cheese steak place to somewhere with a parking lot. Like the better cheese steak place across the street where she parked.

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