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Poorer households are actually the majority of users in Los Angeles [1].

I suspect this isn't the case in many other American cities, because

a. Transit is a luxury good, raising prices and gentrifying an area

b. Transit is the easiest to build to close places (from the CBD), which are often rich

c. Poorer communities just aren't a priority for most cities, at least not until recently.

Anecdotally, in Europe the modal split is probably more even.

[1] https://pedestrianobservations.com/2018/11/11/meme-weeding-l...

It doesn't get decrypted. The data is still safe after a reboot. That's presumably why the phone hangs for the author after a reboot. Although some comments have said Android itself loads (and I guess also the launcher) but they can't really do anything

This is exactly what city planners call the missing middle in the US. There's skyscrapers, and two blocks over you have single family suburbs.

If it wouldn't be for political opposition most cities, undoubtedly, would upzone (permit higher density) areas near downtown and other hubs, but even in "progressive" cities progress is slow because of opposition of the people who currently live there (commonly called NIMBY's)

Take my app ideas 4 years ago

Everything but the last idea seem very annoying, prone to failure and highly battery-draining

Much safer? Only for the person inside the metal box. Pedestrian deatgs have been rising for years now, thanks to bigger and heavier cars.

There has to be some middle ground for safety inside and on the outside.

oh wow that's very impressive

How did you deal with keeping yourself hydrated and filled? Did you drink caffeine to keep yourself awake?

I would love to try something similar when I'm in a new city once

I don't like planning walks. In fact I think it's best to just go out and see where curiosity leads you. This only really works in urban environments, but then you can also drop the supplies and instead just take money with you.