Road design, transportation and walkability

[jeffster]

Honestly, it's so frustrating that people are still advocating for this...do you not want your children or your friends children to have a future?  We are all smart people here, we know this is true.

I know this is a huge concern for many people. Myself, I have always forgone some of the luxuries and buy a vehicles that is a little more environmentally friendly, and I avoid unnecessary travel.

That said, I do believe within 20 years fossil fuel vehicles will be a thing of the past. And I know that we are all smart enough to go in that direction.

I also understand though, that cycling and transit isn't an answer for everyone, and probably not even the majority. Cycling for most people is limited to favourable weather. I do believe it will become more common as power-assisted bikes become the norm. But they'll still be limited to certain types of commutes (perhaps biking to work), and obviously not for hauling large things, or transporting family members to doctors appointments or wherever.

Same with transit. While we have a beautiful LRT now, it's only useful for people who work and live on that route, and/or perhaps live close enough to a bus route that can take them to an LRT station. But for most people, a car is still a much better option. If going to work is a 15 minute drive, a transit ride will triple at a minimum. In my case, my car commute is slightly less than 10 minutes (as I take the expressway), but my transit commute includes 15 minutes of walking, a transfer, and two bus rides for a total time of about 62 minutes -- this doesn't includes having to leave at a time so I get to work in time, so that add 30 minutes, plus waiting 25 minutes after work for a 62 minute ride.

Now I realize that not everyone would have the same problem as I, but I can think of a lot of things I can do by not waisting about 3 hours to get to work and back home because I use transit.

Maybe one day we'll have a fleet of autonomous vehecies...who knows. That would be good public transit.