But for anyone with mobility issues, more often than not "car-free" might as well be "on the Moon."
Mobility impairment is not compatible with "car-free" or "bikes only" events.
They regularly close streets to vehicle traffic where I live, making walk or bike the only way to access certain areas for an entire weekend. If they do it near my neighborhood, I am almost literally trapped in my house.
They try to emphasize bike and walk, but don't have enough benches to sit on, and those that are there are made "anti-homeless" and uncomfortable for anyone bigger than a size 12 to sit on. They have those damned rent-a-scooters, and enough people4 ride the and bicycles on the goddamn sidewalk that even trying to walk very far means getting run over on the sidewalk. They, and the rental bikes, are supposedly "accessible", but in reality only work for people who have normal balance.
I'd like my city to be greener, but not at the expense of my mobility.
Mobility Impairment
Mobility impairment is not compatible with "car-free" or "bikes only" events.
They regularly close streets to vehicle traffic where I live, making walk or bike the only way to access certain areas for an entire weekend. If they do it near my neighborhood, I am almost literally trapped in my house.
They try to emphasize bike and walk, but don't have enough benches to sit on, and those that are there are made "anti-homeless" and uncomfortable for anyone bigger than a size 12 to sit on. They have those damned rent-a-scooters, and enough people4 ride the and bicycles on the goddamn sidewalk that even trying to walk very far means getting run over on the sidewalk. They, and the rental bikes, are supposedly "accessible", but in reality only work for people who have normal balance.
I'd like my city to be greener, but not at the expense of my mobility.