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15jsatte t1_j6o6a63 wrote

Reply to Tuesdaily by Optimal_Version

I’m enjoying How I Met Your Father (never seen HIMYM) so do with that information what you will

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ImmobilizedbyCheese t1_j6o5pky wrote

Reply to comment by Asterion7 in VCU student death highlights worsening pedestrian fatalities trend in Richmond. How can the city fix it? by CrassostreaVirginica

I am aware. Civil engineer here, though not specifically traffic engineer. It has to be a twofold approach. Bumpouts and striping aren't enough to counteract asshole drivers. There are bumpouts and crosswalks along Main and people joked about the signage getting run over. We need cops to do their jobs too. Why even have a hands free rule for example of no one is ever ticketed for being on their phones? When that was rolled out in CT 10 years ago people were getting pulled over all the time.

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Density_Allocation t1_j6o59ug wrote

Reply to What infrastructure projects or development would you like to see in the area? by Lilratdog

Get ready for a list:

  • Major bus corridors to be replaced by BRT
  • sidewalks everywhere
  • protected bike lanes connecting a safe bike network, separate from major roads like Hull or Broad, but paralleling them on oversized local streets.
  • High Speed Rail. Or just better/more frequent rail in general, connecting us to the cities we’re currently connected to, but also to Charlottesville and west from there.
  • pedestrian bridge at Rockett’s Landing, another around downtown since T Pott gets soooooo crowded when the weather is nice and it takes forever to cross. And another around the nickel bridge. And the hanging bridge to Belle Isle to be the expanded, so that it’s less crowded and can be used as a path connecting Southside to north side
  • more parks in Southside
  • downtown parking lots to be replaced with something useful
  • city stadium to be renovated
  • the Fall Line Trail to be magically and suddenly done
  • the redevelopment of Mayo’s Island into a park to be magically done
  • the Bridge Park RVA project to be done magically
  • Casino (jk fuck no)
  • The James Monroe Building to be demolished and turned into a transit center, where all buses meet including stuff like greyhound, as well as connecting to Main Street station.
  • the grave site at Lumpkins jail to be turned into a museum commemorating the people buried there
  • more housing, duh. Personally would like more of the urban form like that in the fan.

Yeah this is all I think about.

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everybodyhateskhris t1_j6o3rs2 wrote

Reply to comment by docskreba in Tuesdaily by Optimal_Version

Yeah there's probably at least one show on a streaming service that I don't have currently that I am interested in watching.... eventually ha. Perhaps I need to start rotating streaming services.

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Density_Allocation t1_j6o3o5e wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in What infrastructure projects or development would you like to see in the area? by Lilratdog

For new large developments this is easier, but unfortunately retroactively applying this to old developments can be prohibitively expensive. Like millions of dollars for short distances. And older homes aren’t equipped to receive electricity from underground.

I want this to be a reality, but the cost is massive.

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