Brent ToderianDec 21, 2022
One of my favourite things to post are inspiring before-and-after photos of transformed urban places. They often speak for themselves…except what you can’t tell from the after-photos is that vehicle traffic often actually gets BETTER.
This one of #Dusseldorf #Germany’s waterfront comes from @iamcais.
#cities. #waterfront #urbanism #freeways #transportation #cars
Show threadhubickDec 21, 2022
@BrentToderian Did they finally come to understand cars were bad, get rid of them all, and rebuild a 15 minute city, oriented around pedestrians and bikes? No, they just buried the freeway. All the same car dependency, emissions, parking garages, etc, and none of the enlightenment.
Show threadMax GuthierDec 21, 2022

@hubick @BrentToderian

Yeah, lol. Because actively sabotaging the north-south axis for any road based logistics, emergency services, etc. is exactly how you want to do urban planning. Car dependency is really, really not our problem here (1.600+ public transit stops in the greater metro would like a word). There are even park+ride places at the most common commuter routes and the city is doing about as much as it can, the biggest problem are Germans being reluctant to use the infrastructure that is there.

Show threadhubick
@MaxGuthier @BrentToderian I'll freely admit the only thing I know about this place is that the road wasn't removed, just buried. If that's not as sad as it sounds, then great.
Dec 21, 2022 at 10:50pmWeb
Show threadJanDec 22, 2022
@hubick @MaxGuthier @BrentToderian without this car tunnel we would have a lot more traffic in the inner city. To be fair, there is not everything perfect with this, but it was a huge win for the living quality & nearly every part of the city is with the public transportation and by foot or bike in around 20 - 30 Minutes accessible.