[clairity]

yes, as i understand it, high walkability promotes self-reliance/independence, which correlates highly with quality of life and longevity.

since "love" is an intensified term already, the italics seemed to imply sarcasm to me, but i'm open to being told i misread the prior comment. =)

[dondawest]

I was being sarcastic. The other comments on here are quite illuminating, discussing how many senior citizens love walking. That’s cool.

The problem with the car-free plan is that many senior citizens literally do not have the ability to walk unassisted. And the car-free plan seems to exclude these people in a dramatic way. That’s why I intended the parent comment to be sarcastic.

I get that some old people love to walk. But some old people LITERALLY ARE UNABLE to walk, and those are the ones who would love this plan the most. (I AM BEING SARCASTIC HERE).