Major and minor “Arterials” are what US traffic engineers are taught to call a cities roads 🫀🚗. It equates a life giving importance, and any congestion to heart attacks and death.
Lg Sm “Intestines” 💩 🚗 would be more fitting. They’re toxic/smelly. Not the lifeblood of a vibrant city.

For Anchorage’s urban trail network: pathways that are compacted all year for skate skiing are thick solid ice. Trails left alone or plowed are bone dry. It’s a stark difference and when you see it you can’t unsee it (🧵🪡 1:2)

With Anchorages increasing Icy winters and shoulder seasons, I thinks it time to make the investment to maintain our pathways. Can we get excited about ice breakers enough to push a grant for a pilot project? Do the epic cinema scenes help?

No matter how “walkable” your city requirements are for private developments. If the street isn’t actually walked, they’ll just lock those doors.