http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/09/11/%e2%80%9csummer-streets%e2%80%9d-aren%e2%80%99t-enough/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/09/11/%e2%80%9csummer-streets%e2%80%9d-aren%e2%80%99t-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-118061 fpteditors Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:53:55 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=45271#comment-118061 Sarah, excellent choice of post, as usual. This discussion brings to mind the hidden costs of the auto. To whom do we charge all the costs of things like walk/don't walk signs, speed bumps, line-painting for crosswalks, pedestrian overpasses?... it adds up. These are costs that should all be charged to the auto, because walking is necessary, but the auto is not. Sarah, excellent choice of post, as usual. This discussion brings to mind the hidden costs of the auto. To whom do we charge all the costs of things like walk/don’t walk signs, speed bumps, line-painting for crosswalks, pedestrian overpasses?… it adds up. These are costs that should all be charged to the auto, because walking is necessary, but the auto is not.

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