Entitled people are already enough of aproblem, with their demands, whining and generally delusional behavior. But in most modern, urban areas, we also have to deal with the very real fact that these folks also drive around multi-ton machines that they can just leave anywhere.
A man made sure toget revengeon a BMW driver who insisted on parking in such a way as to block a wheelchair ramp. We got in touch withRichard Layman, a urban/commercial district revitalization and transportation advocate and consultant in Washington, DC to learn more about how cars sometimes end up causing everyone issues.
Bad drivers are a hazard at the best of times
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But one man ended up needing to get the police involved when a particularly entitled BMW driver blocked a wheelchair ramp
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Professionals try to make common spaces better for everyone, with mixed results
Bored Pandagot in touch withRichard Layman, a urban/commercial district revitalization and transportation advocate and consultant in Washington, DC and Salt Lake City to learn more about city planning and the impact of cars on all of us. First and foremost, we wanted to hear, as a city planner, what misconceptions he keeps encountering.
He also had a few explanations for why this might happen more often than not. “We are a capitalist society, people resent developers and their profits and think land use approvals should be more socialistic. But mostly they are against it. Sometimes that’s good because it can scuttle bad proposals. Sometimes good or at least better projects are scuttled too, because of time added to the process and unexpected changes in conditions (recession, financing). People don’t understand scenario planning and can’t imagine there can be worse outcomes–like a Walmart for 60 years instead of 440 apartments with ground floor retail. Or an empty grocery store because people fought housing above,” he shared.
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He went into detail with some of the macro level issues
“Planning is usually sequential when the equivalent of “plan approve” (like design build) should be done. The process of proposal approval means there is no room for integrated solutions. Planners give input in early phases, but they are not inclined to be innovative. Citizens pretty much only input in hearings, when things are already set,” he shared with Bored Panda. Unfortunately, this can mean that folks withdisabilitiesmight get left behind if they aren’t able to make their concerns heard.
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This leads to the issue of cars, as one can’t exactly regulate “entitled people”
“All cars are engineered to go very fast. All roads, regardless of land use context, are built to enable fast driving. I argue we should have differentiated pavements around parks, libraries, schools, transit stations etc. to make speed and land use context more congruent.
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Readers thought the man’s actions were hilarious
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