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Locksmith-Pitiful t1_iub2odj wrote

Reply to comment by StonksGuy3000 in Best ramen place? by bigbadape

>Let's see these peer reviewed studies you speak of.

No. This is a consensus. You can use Google scholar, look at the US dept. of transportion website, or simply google and find many, many resources.

> I live right off of Hope St and have not seen or heard of any deaths or severe injuries during my time here.

So do I and I have been fucking chased, threatened, and run off the road - on Hope. I've had friends die in Providence. People who went to be community meetings also told similar stories.

Everything else you said reeks of pure ignorance and lack of empathy for noncar users and thus is not worth my time. Also not going to humor anti-science propaganda around climate change.

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StonksGuy3000 t1_iub0djh wrote

Reply to comment by Locksmith-Pitiful in Best ramen place? by bigbadape

>Well, if they ignorantly think it'll harm their business and go against the community, well, they reap what they sow.

Assuming you're correct and they're not. Which may or may not be true.

>Uh... you realize that the US Department of Transit, the entire Urban Transit and planning fields, and even the United Nations supports this infrastructure due to the overwhelming evidence, right? This isn't just reviews, there are thousands of peer reviewed studies and case studies on this. It's been implemented around the world, this ain't new. What's next, wind turbines cause cancer? Come on.

Let's see these peer reviewed studies you speak of. I can almost guarantee you're extrapolating the results of some studies that analyze densely populated urban areas to the East side of providence which is more of a suburban part of a small- to mid-sized city.

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>The loudest people are the minority against it. Demonstrated in full force at the community meetings.

It's the minority tho. Doesn't mean that they represent the average resident.

>Please cite your evidence.

Which part?

>Perhaps you should read the evidence instead of basing your opinion on feelings.
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>Lastly, you keep harping on the business point and ignoring people actually fucking dying and being too scared to even go on Hope St. Why? What about everyone else in the area who doesn't drive cars? What about climate change? Is this worth 1-2 parking spots per business?

Not based on feelings. I feel like you're the one who will back any position that fits your personally preferred outcome without evidence. I live right off of Hope St and have not seen or heard of any deaths or severe injuries during my time here. That kind of alarmism makes for a good "holier than thou" argument tho, so kudos on that.

And climate change? Give me a break. People aren't going to be biking 5-10 miles to go out to eat, and using or not using 0.1 gallons of gas isn't going to have any real impact. Hope St. parking gets crowded as-is without closing off one side of the street.

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