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Found here: https://twitter.com/CarsRuinedCity/status/1677005785862406144?t=Xolo43mUk4GnegFQE19q3g&s=19

Caption: Photo collage of a beach in Alexandria, Egypt, showing a progression in 3 images:

  1. Alexandria "Problem" - empty beach + walking street + 6 lane road with medium traffic + dense mid-rise buildings (likely housing)
  2. Alexandria "Solution" - empty beach (doesn't seem to matter) + narrower walkway or sidewalk + 10 lane brand new and empty road + tiny sidewalk + the same buildings
  3. Alexandria "Results" - crowded beach + crowded beach walkway + traffic jam on the 10 lane road
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[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why's there no one on the beach in the "problem" pic? Kinda seems like one was taken in the slow season and the other was taken in peak rush hour of the busy season.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

Completely agree, that's something I noticed as well. Seems like an apples-to-oranges comparison.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Does it matter? It didn't solve traffic so adding the lanes did nothing

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah, I think it matters. I don't think inaccurate memes as a form of propaganda are acceptable regardless of whether or not I agree with the original topic. There are plenty of stats, studies, and examples that show the benefits of walkable cities and public transportation. This meme shows a not so busy road and a very busy road with more lanes, the only thing that can be inferred from it is that the pictures were taken on different days, nothing else.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I don't think it really matters how busy it was before, because the road clearly didn't solve the problem and now there's just as much congestion as there could've been on a busy day before, but with more pollution.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My point stands, adding lanes did nothing

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No it doesn't lol. You have no idea what adding lanes did or didn't do, because all this is is a single still image. That's my point.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Someone on here posted the picture of a toll road which again, functions very differently to a motorway, so the comparison is unfair