Egon [they/them]

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  • Yeah the bikes are super cool, there’s lots of different ones too. I once got overtaken by a guy who pedalled with his arms, made me feel like a scrub.

    It is a big issue when we don’t plan for those that don’t fit into our ideal of a “normal” person, because when we default to that we default to planning for men - and really planning for no one.
    If you’re interested you should look up “gendermainstreaming”. Vienna has a very good manual on it.

    I think people here get defensive about bikes because they’re used to arguing against carbrained folks all the time. It should also be noted a city designed for bikes and walkability will be easier to travel in for those who have trouble walking, than a city designed for cars, even if concessions aren’t made.


  • There’s wheelchair accessible bikes, but you are actually correct. Good urbanism requires us to take into account not just those who conform to society, but all it’s people. Interestingly an inclusive and accommodating city is also an economically strong one - in the long run more productive potential is freed and less resources are spent on patch-fixing a broken structure (this isn’t why its good to do, but it’s a nice argument to have when you’re talking to people who are afraid that wed be making a better world for no reason other being good people).

    This is your reminder to read Invisible Women by Criado Perez


  • how do you travel to another city?

    Train, bus, electrical bike, rideshares for the last mile maybe.

    What do you do if the city has high slopes making walking and biking too hard?

    Get off and walk, use a bike with electrical assistance, use a different type of mobility assistance if i am very physically impaired.

    how do elders deal with what other citizens would take for granted in terms of mobility?

    See above + Elders are typically more physically able due to having lived a life of regular everyday exery + their everyday destinations are not several miles away + “car free” doesn’t paradoxically mean free of cars, just almost all cars - ambulances are still needed for example - as such if a person is so impaired that no mobility assistance is enough to get them to their destination, then they can still be taxied by help.