• Sanctus@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      So lets cover it in only asphalt that absorbs that heat and continuously vomits it back up over the course of the entire night. All this shit is self defeating, and a major cause of the situation we find ourselves in. Car infrastructure also encourages longer distances between destinations. Roads eat up more space than alternatives, and cars themselves are large vehicles. This, along with the increasing speeds of cars encourages society to spread out. Without it our cities would be more human-centric.

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      11 months ago

      I hate the heat too. I much prefer it under 60 to over 70. But when you’re moving at a good pace and you don’t have to travel 15 miles because of miles of space wasted by cars, its not bad. Also, buses/trains should have AC. If you have a well-designed bus system, you aren’t waiting for buses much, if at all.