城市邀你一同行走(雙語有聲)
作者：ember
來源：滬江論壇
2010-06-12 07:00
詼諧的語言，生動的內(nèi)容一分鐘快速掌握科技最新動態(tài)
Encourage Walking with Urban Planning
城市邀你一同行走
Most of us don't think twice about getting behind the wheel even for short hops to pick up some milk. And that's not just because cars are convenient, or because we're lazy. According to Andrew Furman of Ryerson University in Toronto, it's because in many places in North America it's just not that nice to walk. But if cities and suburbs put more effort into building better pedestrian routes, he says more people might leave their SUVs at home.
有的時候，哪怕僅僅是為了買瓶啤酒或是去取牛奶，大多數(shù)人會想都不想就開著車去。這可不單單是因為開車方便，或是我們愛偷懶。多倫多瑞爾森大學的安德魯?夫曼研究發(fā)現(xiàn)這是因為北美的許多地方并不適于步行。不過，他說，如果城市和郊區(qū)能夠投入更多精力把人行道建設(shè)得更好，那么會有更多的人選擇步行而把SUV放在家里。
With its older cities, Europe is more amenable to meandering. Think cobblestone streets and hidden gardens. But North American cities and suburbs are more modern and car-centric, which generally forces pedestrians and cyclists to always take the same, boring path from A to B. But what if you could take a detour through a lobby that exhibits art, or down a lane that borders a green space? Furman thinks you'd be more likely to hoof it, which would be good for you and the environment.
歐洲因其擁有諸多較為古老的城市而更適于人們漫步——想想那些鋪著鵝卵石的街道和掩映在城市叢林里的隱秘花園吧。而北美的城市和郊區(qū)卻更為現(xiàn)代化和“以車為本”，不管是走路還是騎自行車，從一處到另一處都一律要走同一條很沒勁的路。若是讓你小小地繞個道卻可以穿過有藝術(shù)展的大廳，或是穿過小巷卻可以欣賞到路邊的綠地，你會怎樣選擇？夫曼認為你可能更愿意步行，這樣對你本人、對環(huán)境都有好處。
Take New York City's High Line, an abandoned railroad that's been converted into a public park. Since its opening a year ago, this elevated walkway has people strolling through the meatpacking district. Even for folks who like to walk, that's quite a feat.
去紐約的高架鐵道那里感受一下吧，那是一個廢棄的鐵路，如今已被改造成了公園。自從它一年前開放以來，這座高架行人道已迎來了眾多行人在這個新興的時尚區(qū)meatpacking district（直譯：肉品包裝區(qū)）溜達漫步。即使是對一名喜愛散步的人來說，溜達著穿過這里也不是件簡單的事呢！
-Karen Hopkin
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