Valuy@lemmy.zip to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month 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-square37linkfedilinkarrow-up1292
arrow-up1292external-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 · 1 month agomessage-square37linkfedilink
minus-squareSeppo@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month 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-230 days 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.