• FireRetardant@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      2 months ago

      Won’t anyone think of the poor suburbanites? These walkable cities are so hostile to them, where can they park their chevy suburban megacab ultrawide edition?

      • Wrufieotnak@feddit.org
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        2 months ago

        Even worse, this is in Würzburg, so in Germany. We don’t even have suburban areas as bad as the USA. In fact, to the left of the picture is a sign for a public transport stop. Still, Germany is strongly controlled by the car lobby.

        • Pechente@feddit.org
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          0
          ·
          2 months ago

          Yeah and carbrain is pretty widespread. Im also surprised how many people who mainly use their car have absolutely no idea about the 49€ ticket, despite it making international headlines every now and then.

          • azimir@lemmy.ml
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            1
            ·
            2 months ago

            Our family visited Germany this past summer. I really wanted to get the 49€ tickets, but the system to buy them is cumbersome and we weren’t around that long.

            Now, we did have a visit in summer 2002. We still have our 9€ tickets from that trip. It was a wonder to be able to get around so cheaply.

    • Diplomjodler@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      2 months ago

      Ironically, it’s always the local businesses that rabidly defend giving everything over to parking spaces. At this point I’ve given up on inner cities in Germany. They’re dying and those idiots are speeding up their own demise because they’re completely unwilling to even consider any alternative.