Comments by "Colorme Dubious" (@colormedubious4747) on "Vox" channel.

  1. The process of gutting cities with massively intrusive highways actually commenced BEFORE the Second World War with Robert Moses' arguably successful parkway system on Long Island and his completion of the twice-failed Triborough Bridge and its approaches. He did, however, start constructing the Cross-Bronx Expressway in 1945, thereby showing politicians throughout the nation that one could successfully force an unwanted freeway down the throats of the citizenry, gut functional neighborhoods, displace nearly a half-million residents, create unprecedented housing shortages, and enhance one's own political power while facing virtually no repercussions. The model he created is still working against our best interests to this day. Given the number of urban highway planning projects that retained his "expertise," it is literally impossible to overstate the role Moses played in imposing this horrific paradigm upon our country... yet you didn't even mention him once!
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  2. What Vox missed: It isn't a "pay gap" -- that's been against the law since 1963. It's an EARNINGS gap because people make different choices. Most women WANT to have children -- it's hard-wired into our species. Are you suggesting that they shouldn't? They also want to raise their kids and tend to select careers that allow them to do so. Are you suggesting that they shouldn't? Men work more hours, work more overtime, accept more dangerous and nasty jobs, and are more willing to travel away from home for work. If women want to earn more, there's nothing stopping them. All they have to do is spend more time working. Most seem to want more balance between work and family and that is absolutely fine but the "you can have it all" indoctrination promulgated by certain activists is pure absurdist fantasy. NOBODY can have it all! You have to prioritize and juggle.
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  3. They need a better and unique name for this. A better paradigm is short blocks, like in Portland OR. Remove a car lane, widen the sidewalks, and add a bike lane. 300-foot block length (instead of the standard 600-foot block length) enhances both walkability and drivability. Convert a few appropriate streets into transitways or, less frequently, into pedestrian malls such as in Santa Monica CA or Denver CO. Use Bethesda Row (MD) as a model for on-street parallel parking that creates a "shield" for bike and pedestrian traffic, also increasing the distance between automotive traffic flow and sidewalk cafes. We have more functional examples of smart designs here in the USA than you realize. Considering that infrastructural changes require MONEY to implement, and that money is often raised via Tax Increment Financing and Business Improvement Districts (TIFs and BIDs), of course these changes start appearing in wealthier areas first.
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  4. Faster drivers do not HAVE to weave in and out -- They CHOOSE to.
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