Throwing Good Money After Bad Car Infrastructure - Wonderland Road
What it is
Not Just Bikes looks at the cancelled plan to spend over $200 million widening Wonderland Road, a stroad in his hometown of London, Ontario. He asks whether the cancellation marks a turning point away from car-dependent development.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Mentioned in threads on stroads and road safety as an example of the channel's critique of wasteful car infrastructure.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2021, last 2023
What HN commenters said
“Not Just Bikes on YouTube covers road/pedestrian/bike safety extensively.”
Not Just Bikes on wasteful car infrastructure
gcanyon, 2022-11 · Recommendation · in “The Exceptionally American Problem of Rising Roadway Deaths”
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Topics: stroads, urban planning, road widening, london ontario, car dependency
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