• vividspecter@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    What do you do if the city has high slopes making walking and biking too hard?

    E-bikes and regular bikes with good gearing. And walking up slopes generally isn’t too challenging it’s just slow. Infrastructure can help here too by making sure there are paths that don’t go up hills unnecessarily. Fast and frequent public transport provides another option where walking and biking is less viable.

    For example, how do you travel to another city?

    Trains and buses. Car as a last resort (preferably one that is hired rather than owned, and preferably electric rather than an ICE).

    Or how do elders deal with what other citizens would take for granted in terms of mobility?

    Elderly people can’t (or shouldn’t) drive either so better walkability = better for the elderly since it gives options to get around without relying on a car. Good infrastructure design can help with disability access, and many disabled people can’t drive anyway.