I-95's collapse and resurgence within two weeks should give us hope: we can build infrastructure if we gave even one single sh*t about it. Who's got a trillion dollars?
I wanted to mention here, in the comments, that there is a huge disparity in where there are no sidewalks. I didn't have the data on hand, but it's safe to build upon what we know about what we've gotten really wrong in the past, much of the sidewalk disconnect is concentrated in Black and Brown communities and there is very likely a deep inverse correlation between average median income for an area and sidewalk coverage.
An honest audit would confirm or confound these predictions.
We have built our nation around cars and not humans, and we're slowly starting to understand how problematic that trade-off was. Thoughtful and analytical, this captures what needs to be said so that more folks stop what they're doing and start considering how we can collectively fix this mess.
I wanted to mention here, in the comments, that there is a huge disparity in where there are no sidewalks. I didn't have the data on hand, but it's safe to build upon what we know about what we've gotten really wrong in the past, much of the sidewalk disconnect is concentrated in Black and Brown communities and there is very likely a deep inverse correlation between average median income for an area and sidewalk coverage.
An honest audit would confirm or confound these predictions.
This is why I enjoyed working with you, Sam.
We have built our nation around cars and not humans, and we're slowly starting to understand how problematic that trade-off was. Thoughtful and analytical, this captures what needs to be said so that more folks stop what they're doing and start considering how we can collectively fix this mess.