{"id":171143436,"date":"2010-06-04T19:50:36","date_gmt":"2010-06-04T19:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=171143436"},"modified":"2010-06-04T19:50:36","modified_gmt":"2010-06-04T19:50:36","slug":"stores-ditch-shopping-carts-to-discourage-vehicle-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=171143436","title":{"rendered":"Stores Ditch Shopping Carts to Discourage Vehicle Use"},"content":{"rendered":"

[I’ll note that I used to live in NYC where it was very covenant to pick up a few things on my way home form the subway. So basically every 2 days I would go shopping, no extra time leaving, no extra time coming home, just small amount of time that still let me enjoy the evening. Coming here my family got into these weekend shopping marathons that almost guaranteed one day shot with nothing accomplished but shopping. Sorry, but making everything convenient by car and nothing else does not give you more time to enjoy life.]
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\nThe Sydney City Council voted on Wednesday to ban trolleys (shopping carts) at a local market, citing shoppers\u2019 propensity to load up carts with far more food than they can carry, and then rely on a car to get home.
\nThe City Council is promoting \u201cdrop-in-as-you-walk\u201d supermarkets, starting with the new market on Erskineville Road in the west of the city. Customers are encouraged to shop with small hand-held baskets or reusable bags from home. The plan intends to discourage large purchases, which will help ensure that people walk or bike home.
\nBanning shopping carts is one way to prevent traffic congestion around new shopping locales.
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\nBut in order for the ban to be truly effective, it would need to be complemented by transit-oriented development, in which neighborhoods were built around bus, rail or metro stations so that people can easily access retail and office locations without their cars. It would also require building smaller shopping centers without huge parking lots or garages to entice car drivers \u2013 downsizing retail shops might lead to improved traffic and pedestrian safety, as we\u2019ve reported in our previous post about the dangers of \u201cstrip malls and big box stores.\u201d Reducing the reliance on cars would also increase accessibility to healthier food, especially for poorer communities, which are often victims of \u201cfood deserts.\u201d
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[I’ll note that I used to live in NYC where it was very covenant to pick up a few things on my way home form the subway. So basically every 2 days I would go shopping, no extra time leaving, no extra time coming home, just small amount of time that still let me enjoy … <\/p>\n

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