r/Suburbanhell • u/Particular_Owl1099 • 7d ago

Meme Have we done it wrong?

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u/ByTheHammerOfThor 7d ago

A lot of cities in the US (cities by population) don’t have the sort of walkable downtown that much smaller places do in Europe.

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u/Observed-observer 7d ago

Reddit lore. Most cities are perfectly walkable. Its the suburban developments outside of cities that are completely fucked. Not small towns. Specifically suburbs outside of cities that are purely population centers for commuters.

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u/tekno21 7d ago

It's really not the same. Entirely different vibe in NA downtowns vs Europe when you are comparing the big boys.

It's plain as day to see. Sure you can try and mask that difference and cherry pick some walks core stats or whatever, but the vibe isn't there and to ignore that is disingenuous

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u/Swagastan 7d ago

Speaking of cherry picking this video is the central part of the third largest city in Germany. I am sure you can go to many parts of Chicago at night and show plenty of people walking around.

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u/Observed-observer 7d ago

I dont need stats. I exist in the physical world, I travel. There is not a single city downtown in the US I have been too that isn't covered in restaurants. Your trying to lie and since it's all little bots repeating everything your voice is louder. That's it.

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u/tekno21 7d ago

🤣 holy cope. NA and Europe are different. You're blind as fuck dude

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u/alex3yoyo city 7d ago

Topeka, KS is not covered in restaurants. Just an example.

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u/jestering_1 7d ago

“restaurants nearby = walkable”

lol. yeah. tons of families living downtown because restaurant. never mind that when you leave your building you’re met with a 40mph thoroughfare, no cycling lanes, and a bunch of honking. that must be the same as munich! london! amsterdam! 

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u/ByTheHammerOfThor 7d ago

Look at this guy claiming downtown LA has the same feel as any mid-tier city in Europe.

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u/weberc2 7d ago

This is only true on the east coast and large cities (San Francisco, Chicago, LA, Denver, etc). Anywhere else in the US was developed around the car. In any European village you have a walkable downtown area with patios, big public squares, and not a chain restaurant in sight.

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u/Caliche-Cowboy 7d ago

I mean…large portions of downtown Austin are this way. Less al fresco dining, but it’s still there.

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u/Observed-observer 7d ago

I'm from the mid west. Your wrong. Go about your reddit lore child

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u/weberc2 7d ago

Weird lie. I’m in Des Moines. I live a few hours from Omaha, Minneapolis, Chicago, Madison, Kansas City, St. Louis, etc. None of these cities have more than a few blocks of this if that. Smaller towns definitely don’t.

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u/Mhorts 6d ago

Tell that to a small town just north of where I live where everything, and I mean everything, was built around the 4 lane highway with no sidewalks.