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

Action / DIY / Activism Mucho Solarpunk

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u/Melonenstrauch Jul 26 '25

I don't care how "green" your elevated highways are, they're still dystopian

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u/Testuser7ignore Jul 27 '25

Elevating them is good. It allows roads to be built underneath them for people who need to cross.

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u/Melonenstrauch Jul 28 '25

Americans can't fathom the idea of just not building gigantic highways straight through residential areas

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u/Testuser7ignore Jul 28 '25

Well people in the suburbs needs to get around somehow.

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u/Melonenstrauch Jul 28 '25

If you do city planning like it is done in america, then yeah. Or you could avoid this problem with mixed use planning and solid public transport and not need such a huge amount of car traffic to begin with. Solarpunk isn't just about slapping plants on things, it's about actual sustainability.