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Why cities want to ban new drive-thrus (www.cnn.com)

submitted 1 year ago by alyaza to c/citylife

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[–] alyaza 11 points 1 year ago

seems there are a couple of options, the base of which is:

A better, safer fast-food model in these areas are restaurants and bars with sit-down options that contribute to walkable neighborhoods, he said, or on the first floor of multi-floor buildings.

and Charlotte, a city in North Carolina, is doing this, which is interesting:

However, the Charlotte City Council recently approved new Chick-fil-A and Bojangles drive-thrus near public transit stations.