Mobilities Journal

Car dealerships along campus

While walking right outside of campus with my friend we both discovered this area where there were only car dealerships for like a mile. Seeing this reminded me of how so many neighborhoods including this one are so heavily car centric. This is a problem in a lof suburbs, where everything is often too far to walk to. In this area there was also no crossworks for the whole stretch of the road. Lastly, this reminds of how since we are so car centric this often means their is more carbon intake in this areas. Because of this carbon intake we are directly affecting the environment. This car centric environment also affects those that are unable to afford a car. These people then have to rely on public transportation, which is often underfunded and unreliable. A lot of these type of neighborhoods don’t offer public transportation, so in some cases you might have to use uber or other similar transportation, which can be expensive. Overall, this area represents a problem that many Americans have to face daily.

Contents of this tag:

  1. NOT A WALKABLE (BIKEABLE) PLACE
  2. Accessibility

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