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If we want a shift to walking, we need to prioritize dignity
Why does walking feel so intuitive when we’re in a city built before cars, yet as soon as we return home, walking feels like an unpleasant chore that immediately drives us into a car?
This is a national problem, but certainly one those of us in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area can see throughout the Twin Cities metro: Even where pedestrian facilities are built, brand-new, ADA-compliant, and everything else—using them feels like a chore, or even stressful and unpleasant. As part of an ADA upgrade project, Edina and Hennepin County removed the north leg crosswalk, requiring pedestrians to cross this busy intersection three times to proceed on the north-side sidewalk. This new curb ramp and pedestrian push buttons at 31st and 2nd are great, but if you’re a wheelchair user, they won’t help you for long: not 10 feet away, you’ll encounter a section of sidewalk too narrow to pass due to a street light.
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