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Originally Posted by CB1
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I've seen stuff like this in the State Press before. It's another get-off-my-lawn rant appearing, ironically, in a student newspaper. According to this column, more people walking around Tempe is bad because they delay vehicular traffic. If drivers are aggressive and impatient, blame construction rather than the drivers themselves. Do not do anything to frustrate drivers because they can't possibly change their mode of transport or be held responsible for their own carelessness.
Not mentioned anywhere is the deeper question of why people are driving alone to downtown Tempe. Of course, not everyone will take light rail, bus, or streetcar, but a lot more could than currently do. State Press should be looking at what incentivizes various commute modes rather than assuming single-occupant car traffic is a constant that must be accommodated in a free-flowing state. Maybe start by looking at cheap parking and pricey housing as underlying causes of people making long commutes to Tempe.
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