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Pedestrian Underpass (lemmy.world)
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Underpass Orthenseweg
's-Hertogenbosch, NL

9 May 2025
Cosina CSM, Kodak Gold 200

https://pixelfed.art/p/Humanius/827655030491282836

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[–] 2 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

Everybody needs to climb through the damp, creepy dungeon, just so the poor poor widdle cars aren't inconvenienced.

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  • [–] 9 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

    It is also more convenient for the pedestrian than waiting for the light to change, putting themselves in danger, etc.

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  • [–] [S] 9 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 child)

    Banishing pedestrians underground so the cars can have the surface is a little bit backwards though.

    There are certainly situations where a pedestrian bridge or underpass is the only reasonable solution, but it shouldn't be the default solution. And if you have to build a pedestrian underpass, at least make it spaceous, inviting and easily accessible, and not dark and claustrophobic.

    I'm fairly certain the underpass in this picture is quite old, and it passes under what used to be the main road to the north before the ring-road was finished.

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  • [–] 6 points 18 hours ago

    Exactly my point. We have a lot of those where I live and they're always dirty, dingy and smell of piss. Plus, there are usually no ramps for bikes and those that exist are very steep and narrow. A classic is having a ramp on one side and then having to push your bike up the stairs on the other side.

    People, especially women, are scared to walk there at night. Stuff like this is a holdover from the bad old days of car centric city planning. I mean, it's not like things are great now, but they definitely used to be worse.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 hours ago

    I very much agree with your point, but am also reminded of a snowy place a once lived that utilized these, or at least we pedestrians used these, as brief respites from the blast. I'm not sure which cleaned the steps but they did and at least one side was not treacherous. Mostly a good way to get from a bus stop to the other side of the way. Also lots of fun artwork.

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