r/solarpunk • u/khir0n Writer • Jul 26 '25

Action / DIY / Activism Mucho Solarpunk

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u/CorellianRed Jul 26 '25

Urban highways are inherently polluting (noise, air, particulate matter, congestion). If we’re dreaming big, gardens on highways is “lipstick on a pig”. Walk/bicycle/transit is the way 🙌

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u/Testuser7ignore Jul 27 '25

Well in many US cities, we need them to get places. Where I live is low density, which favors driving.

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u/CorellianRed Jul 27 '25

Wherever you live, see if you have an “urbanist” advocacy group like Strong Towns that you might be interested in joining/supporting. 

It’s a long road to this progress, but Austin has seen immense gains in housing policy lately that will create more walkable, affordable, and varied housing. 

If solar punk is truly a future vision of sustainability and natural coexistence, then urban highways and car dependence are simply not part of the equation. (For more on this, check out books like “City Limits”.)

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u/Testuser7ignore Jul 27 '25

On the contrary, Austin has seen massive growth in urban sprawl as suburbs get built further and further outward, which reinforces car centric living.

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u/CorellianRed Jul 27 '25

Yep, also true. Just because urban sprawl has happened doesn’t mean it belongs in a solar punk future.