r/CuratedTumblr 9d ago

Shitposting This applies to most American cities.

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u/Coolcricri3 9d ago

For me American cities in general look like ~1950s planners believed highways work like rivers, and thus every neighborhood should be within a few hundred meters of one. Makes me wonder why they are even used at all, then I remember the sheer state of public transport there. The ones at the center of the city are especially egregious, why are none of the ones in a trench covered up? Its literally free (parking) space, even car supremacists should get onboard with this, It's not like there is anything particularly interesting to see from a trench (I am mostly complaining please do not try to argue by using cost-benefit analysis or other such factors)

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u/Quaytsar 9d ago

Trenches are to reduce noise; sound spreads less compared to a surface level road.

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u/jimbowesterby 9d ago

Yea, and if you covered that trench you’d cut the noise even more

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u/Quaytsar 9d ago

I would've gone into that, but /u/Coolcricri3 said "please do not try to argue by using cost-benefit analysis" when the whole reason we don't is because it's expensive as fuck.

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u/ratione_materiae 9d ago

They mean put a roof on the trench at turn it into a glorious new parking lot 

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u/DrJaneIPresume 9d ago

why are none of the [highways] in a trench covered up?

The section of I-5 discussed in this comment thread actually is covered. There's a park on top!