Laura Manach Nov 26
Twenty streets of Paris before and after in one minute
Show threadCarlos SolísNov 26
Pros: the place looks wonderful and peaceful, much lower carbon emissions
Cons: people with problems walking more than a small distance will absolutely hate this setup - at least some of the streets seem to make concessions for public transportation, fortunately
Show threadVeeNov 26
@csolisr 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 exactly. Making Paris for walkers only excludes all the elderly or people with mobility issues, those who cannot take the subway. No one thought of that. Tough.
Show threadDavid Mitchell Nov 26

@VeroniqueB99 @csolisr

Imagine yourself on a mobility scooter, or using a walker in one of the “before” pictures. The “before” was most definitely *not* some kind of panacea for people with mobility issues… on the contrary they look like hell to deal with.

Show threadVeeNov 26
@DavidM_yeg @csolisr You're assuming they're on foot. People with mobility issues needs cars to get around. They cannot walk for example to the "closest" bus/Metro stop cuz it's too far for them. Examples abound. Now, th enter of the city is ONLY accessible for people who can walk for long-ish distances. Nothing has been done to accommodate them (or the elderly same thing). Not to mention that they didn't increase/improve pubic transportation and or public parking.
Show threadDavid Mitchell Nov 26

@VeroniqueB99

A person with a scooter is not ‘on foot’.
With two exceptions, as far as I can see every ‘after’ has room for cars, even parking, and now that everyone else is out of the way, it seems there’s plenty of room for anyone who needs a car to accommodate them.
I’m curious; are you are speaking from experience as a person with mobility issues who lives or travels through one of these areas?

@csolisr

Show threadVeeNov 26
@DavidM_yeg @csolisr I am.
Show threadMatteo Dell'AmicoNov 27
@VeroniqueB99 Hi! I don't know about the situation in other cities, but in northern Italy and south of France, where I've been living for most of my life, it doesn't look like street parkings solve any problem for people with disabilities: you almost never find a free spot close to where you want to go, and have to walk way father than you would for getting to the closest public transport stop. Reserved parkings for people with disabilities do exist, but they aren't so frequent.
Show threadVeeNov 27
@della You are not wrong (although it's getting a bit better...).
Show threadMatteo Dell'Amico

@VeroniqueB99 I think that people with disabilities need parkings reserved for them, not random free street parkings that will be taken by people who can walk and take public transport.

The thing that makes least sense IMHO is free parkings reserved for residents: an incentive to own a car, and valuable city space which will often be wasted on cars that won't move for weeks. I have that privilege, and I find it completely unfair.

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