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[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 19 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Only in the USA, stadiums built without direct access to decent public transportation. FFS, the 1st World builds a subway or commuter station within stumbling, for the drunks, distance of the stadium.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (2 children)

What makes you think it's not connected to public transportation?

They're simply saying you can't walk, please use another form of transportation.

edit: people in this thread are saying there is public transit to it.

[–] Ecojohn@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Proper pedestrian infrastructure is part of public transport. You cannot have a bus if you cannot get to it and in this case it seems you cannot get to the transportation option by foot.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 points 41 minutes ago

This says nothing about getting to transportation by foot. It's says to can't go from the hotel to the stadium on foot.

[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 0 points 1 hour ago

This is Lemmy, we're here to jump to conclusions and hate on things.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 15 points 20 hours ago

Had a somewhat similar scenario at an airport.

I wanted to go to the parking garage. It was a nice day out and it was right there. While there were a lot of lanes of traffic, they had cross walks, and pedestrian lights. The signs all said to go up two floors to the pedestrian bridge, but it looked so doable ….

Got all the way across and there was no way to enter the parking garage. Then a cop came by to yell at us

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 15 points 20 hours ago

IT is really shitty that they built a stadium without proper transportation infrastructure.

[–] Aljernon@lemmy.today 45 points 1 day ago

When walking is outlawed only outlaws will go on walks!

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 123 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Why is the US such a failed nation?

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 56 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (2 children)

Racism and capitalism, mostly.

Those things lead to poor education for the public, which makes all subsequent decisions stupider.

Then, the stupid people try to make as much short term money as possible for themselves.

Simultaneously, anything that benefits the minorities (eg: black folks) is disliked. Mass transit, for example.

[–] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 6 hours ago

And some serious car brain

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 16 points 22 hours ago

There’s some religion mixed in there to strengthen the other two pillars but yeah

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 7 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Profit.

If it isn’t profitable you can get fucked.

Think of the massive investment this country made in itself postwar. Schools, highways, libraries, research and development of technologies, electrification, parks, all the sciences from medical to astrophysics, wages, pensions, and yes, even sidewalks…the list goes on and on. Then the ‘70s and ‘80s hit us with massive tax changes that favored the wealthy and companies while cutting government spending.

Sidewalks are city funded and maintained. Not profitable. The US is car-centric for multiple reasons…mostly profit. And we’re anti-poor. Because only the poor wouldn’t have a car, and they’re not profitable.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Even pre-war. Every once in a while I notice some older infrastructure, discover it was WPA and am amazed how well it’s held up, but why don’t we do that anymore? Sure their approach was intentionally labor-intensive to get people back to work after the Great Depression and we don’t need to follow that part, but why doesn’t anyone seem to care about making the world a nicer place

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago

They’d rather fund ICE and give cops MRAPs than build anything for the public good.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Because brianbury is legal in the US. You just have to call it a campaign donation and then you can do whatever you want.

[–] MousePotatoDoesStuff@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure we can say "bribery" here. This isn't Reddit.

[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Could've been aito correct. Wow it just happened while I was typing lol. I swear it's getting dumber all the time

[–] thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 21 hours ago

aito correct

I think that's what it is: "AI-to correct"

not very correct tho

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[–] dan69@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I live in a country that went from 1st world to second-ish world.

[–] Siegfried@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

1st, 2nd, 3rd... its not a podium. It's an alignment chart from the cold war. 2nd world is the commie block.

[–] deadymouse@lemmy.world 13 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

There are rumors that breathing will be canceled too.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 6 points 21 hours ago

No, no.

Breathing is going to be allowed, but you have to pay for each breath.

[–] wake@quokk.au 265 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Looking at maps, there are no sidewalks or walkways on any of the roads leading to or surrounding the stadium. Pedestrians aren't even an afterthought here.

[–] dustyData@lemmy.world 8 points 23 hours ago

There's 12 times more land dedicated to parking than to the actual stadium. I think this one is a popular meme on anti-car communities because of that.

[–] dkppunk@piefed.social 6 points 22 hours ago

It’s NJ, it’s intentional. There are sidewalks in small towns, but almost no sidewalks outside of them. On most roads like 38 and 541, you literally have to walk on the grass next to the road. Public transportation is surprisingly decent for a US state, specifically going from South Jersey into Philly is really easy.

Source: I grew up there and walked everywhere. It was terrible.

[–] Keilik@lemmy.world 86 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I used to live near there and the cars were an afterthought too. It is sketchy AF driving there and it has a weird post-apocalyptic feel too.

[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 58 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hundreds of square miles of tollway spaghetti. When I lived in NYC I was convinced that it's intentionally confusing, so that you exit and enter through the toll booths over and over.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 34 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Lmao i used to make looping tolls on Cities Skylines

[–] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago

I want to get off Mr. Bones' Wild Turnpike.

art is inspired by real life

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[–] Wispy2891@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Same for most airports that I saw, all only reachable via highways

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 11 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

I left an airport in Germany one time by bicycle.

Found that it dumped me onto an autobahn with no alternative.

It's not just US that designs terrible airports

[–] nightlily@leminal.space 1 points 1 hour ago

Wellington airport in New Zealand has had intermittent public transport options for decades, and they charge outrageous surcharges for taxis leaving/arriving. NZ is even more car-brained than the US though.

[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 6 hours ago

Canberra, Australia has ok bike to the airport. No bike parking at the airport, so if you're seeing someone off you're probably locking it to a sign or a fence. You're in with cars for the last kilometre though as the airport doesn't consider bikes, though the city does

[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 6 points 22 hours ago

I'll never forget when I first learned that. It was a 8 minute drive from the airport hotel to the airport. Or a 90 minute walk. But on a map, it looked like two blocks tops.

[–] Widdershins@lemmy.world 5 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I went to school a block away from a major international airport. Unless you can hop a fence and run with bags on a runway while dodging security and airplanes, what you said is true. I've lived near the airport most of my life and I still have trouble escaping from it after picking up/dropping off someone.

[–] asret@lemmy.zip 4 points 21 hours ago

Our local one put in a tunnel underneath the runway - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKvSYrs0EsY

Though it looks like it might be lost to the public due to expansion plans for the airport :(

[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 126 points 1 day ago (10 children)

Surely this means that the hotel or the stadium will be providing a free shuttle bus service, right?

Right...?

Buses are woke you get a choice between a complimentary pick up or muscle car but either choice only seats one.

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[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 38 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Since this post is lifted, title and all, directly from /r/UrbanHell, I'll link the post here in case anyone wants to read the comments.

One of them links to a really good New York Times article from 2013 about this exact problem. You genuinely cannot comply with New Jersey traffic laws – reasonable ones that keep you safe – and walk to the stadium on foot.

[–] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

Typical that a life insurance company doesn't want you to die, but still makes it your problem.

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