Lee Duna to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish • 7 months agoCity roads should be ‘ripped out completely’ to fight pollution, says government adviserwww.telegraph.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square207fedilinkarrow-up1573arrow-down139
arrow-up1534arrow-down1external-linkCity roads should be ‘ripped out completely’ to fight pollution, says government adviserwww.telegraph.co.ukLee Duna to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish • 7 months agomessage-square207fedilink
minus-squareNaibofTabrlinkEnglish-4•edit-27 months agoBy the definition in your link, a ‘road’ would be between two cities, and the paths inside the city (where the buildings are) are ‘streets’. The expert is talking about removing the paved surfaces inside cities, so he is talking about ‘streets’, by your definition. Apparently the expert uses different definitions from yours.
minus-square@homoludens@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglish3•7 months ago A road may also have buildings on either side though its main function is as a transportation route, a way of getting from one place to another, especially between towns. Just for starter: “especially” does not mean “exclusively”.
By the definition in your link, a ‘road’ would be between two cities, and the paths inside the city (where the buildings are) are ‘streets’.
The expert is talking about removing the paved surfaces inside cities, so he is talking about ‘streets’, by your definition.
Apparently the expert uses different definitions from yours.
Just for starter: “especially” does not mean “exclusively”.