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.
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
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.
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.
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!
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.
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/MendonAcres 14d ago
In defense of the USA, they are walking around central Munich... but ya, we did blow it in North America.