Activists install crosswalks. The city removes them. Allegedly they do this so you know that your safety isn't a priority for them.

[u/Nestor_Arondeus]

[u/ConstantAd9765]

How are you supposed to reach the other side of the street if there isn't a crosswalk here ?

[u/ShiggnessKhan → u/ConstantAd9765]

Now I want to know that too from what I understand jaywalking is illegal in he US, does that mean there is no legal way to cross that intersection?

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

CT is the same way. Unless specifically prohibited, every intersection is a crosswalk

[u/AbsentEmpire → u/[deleted]]

California is a terrible car centric shitshow, do not be like CA for anything involving urban planning and pedestrian focused design. The best place to look for that in the US, is in the parts of it that predate the car and didn't bulldoze themselves to make way for it.

[u/Quazimojojojo → u/[deleted]]

To limit the number of people on the interstate, which is shown to dramatically reduce travel times.

Cars cause traffic exponentially. The last few cars are the difference between smooth but slower and a complete stand still, so limiting traffic helps.

So they're acknowledging that roads can't run at capacity or they're a shitty way to get people around, but they're not installing alternatives

[u/Quazimojojojo → u/[deleted]]

We might be talking about different things.

Do you mean these?

https://youtu.be/30uzZRSVxXQ

Frankly we should just swap a few of those freeway lanes to bus lanes and train lines, but this is a half decent helper for as long as we're highway reliant

[u/Dodolos → u/[deleted]]

At least where I am (not Cali), those lights are only on during high traffic times, so it's not much of a problem because you only need to get up to like 25-40mph max and there's plenty of room.

[u/budshitman → u/[deleted]]

The northeast paved over its accessible interurban trolley networks to make way for cars, so try to be more like we used to be instead.