Valuy@lemmy.zip to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL that every year, drivers in New York City spend, on average, 107 hours — or more than four days — looking for parking spaces.www.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1293arrow-down10
arrow-up1293arrow-down1external-linkTIL that every year, drivers in New York City spend, on average, 107 hours — or more than four days — looking for parking spaces.www.nytimes.comValuy@lemmy.zip to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square37fedilink
minus-squareSeppo@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down8·2 days agoDrivers are always the least productive people in a city. They are bad for local businesses and the general health of the population. There are no downsides to removing car traffic from cities.
minus-squareincompetent@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 day ago Drivers are always the least productive people in a city. They are bad for local businesses […] How are they bad for local businesses? I’d think having more customers would be good for business. *Edit: I’m in no way defending cars; I believe there are more downsides than upsides. I just don’t think being bad for business seems logical.
Drivers are always the least productive people in a city. They are bad for local businesses and the general health of the population. There are no downsides to removing car traffic from cities.
How are they bad for local businesses? I’d think having more customers would be good for business.
*Edit: I’m in no way defending cars; I believe there are more downsides than upsides. I just don’t think being bad for business seems logical.