SirSamuel

I wonder if they saw a surge when Disney raised their price twice in a year, or Prime started showing ads.

I know my ISP saw a spike in traffic from Switzerland to my house around the same time.

Weird.

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Everyone focuses on the typo when dude did an awesome thing. Reddit doesn't allow title edits and GBoard is shit at producing the words you want, and then dude gets a bunch of Tina jokes.

They got screwed thrice; by their boss, by Reddit, and by their keyboard

Usually the truck pulls right up in front of the business. Depending on the size the building might have a loading dock, but for most businesses a box truck pulls up and materials are delivered by dolly directly to the business. Some delivery trucks have a lift gate, but most deliveries are by dolly, not pallet truck.

Half a block isn't bad. Is there a designated loading/unloading area? I know here downtown street parking is restricted but deliver drivers will stop wherever they like, up to and including in the center turn lane. I kinda miss the NYC loading zones tbh, although i didn't own a car for most of my time there. I wish we had a fifth of that public transit infrastructure here.

This seems like the most practical solution to pedestrian centered design. I just didn't see a reality with 0 vehicle traffic in a densely populated area. Roads existed before automobiles, and exist for a reason.

Thanks for the reply

That seems… overly simplistic. Have you actually seen this in action or are you giving your opinion on what should be done?

I live in a car-centric area, so I don't get to see much in the way of pedestrian centered infrastructure. Even pedestrian focused shopping areas and universities have roads for materials deliveries and maintenance equipment, although passenger vehicles are prohibited. Those places are as vulnerable to a vehicle attack as any other.

Gotcha, that's how it is around the university in my area too, to a degree. Not the removable bollards, but the restricted access to maintenance and delivery vehicles. There are barriers, but the infrastructure could be better.

One of the issues I run into at work is my own forgetfulness. When I'm working a high rise or warehouse, no matter how much I prepare and load up my rolling tool cart, I wind up having to go back to the van at least twice per job. I actually charge a facility surcharge when i have to work more than 100m from my van, just to account for the extra time I spend. I'm a locksmith, and there are so many specialty tools that i can't carry them all. This is especially true when I'm working a multistory residential building with no elevator. So up and down I go.

Anyway, it's a subject of interest for me. Something needs to be done, especially in city centers. It's just that most anti-car comments I see don't seem to take into consideration the logistics of materials and maintenance. Thanks for the nuanced explanation

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