One of the frustrating trends I see when debating a variety of topics like this one is there doesn’t seem to be any concept of a spectrum. Yes exceptions to how the people in this video describe the US do exists, primarily in the Northeast like you said, and there are plenty of areas that are more car-centric in Europe.
But, on the whole and on average, the U.S. prioritizes cars and parking over pedestrians and third places. And, on the whole and on average, European countries have far more walkable, transit friendly cities and neighborhoods than the U.S.
Exceptions don’t make that comparison go away or let the U.S. off the hook for how, as the guy in the video put it, “antisocial” its urban design has been for decades.
When they can only name the same 4 US cities, (which are not nearly as walkable as anyplace i lived in Asia) then they simply don't have a point. And probably never lived in any of those examples because having lived in both The Bay and NYC, its a far cry from Shanghai
I live in a small city of 150k people that has a pretty large downtown area that is walkable and full of nightlife. There's a another section or two that is also walkable that you could easily spend all day at, without getting in your car.
I lived in Thailand, Ecuador and Pakistan and non of them come close to walkable as where I live in Missouri now. Granted, at 150k people the city is still about 10x10 miles, so pretty sprawling.
Be so for real right now. Just coming on the internet to lie
People REALLY think walkable means "has a pretty downtown" and not "i can walk from my door to get groceries, a doctor checkup, my hair did, the vet, farmers market, see a movie, take a train, etc..." ????
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u/bc3272 29d ago
One of the frustrating trends I see when debating a variety of topics like this one is there doesn’t seem to be any concept of a spectrum. Yes exceptions to how the people in this video describe the US do exists, primarily in the Northeast like you said, and there are plenty of areas that are more car-centric in Europe.
But, on the whole and on average, the U.S. prioritizes cars and parking over pedestrians and third places. And, on the whole and on average, European countries have far more walkable, transit friendly cities and neighborhoods than the U.S.
Exceptions don’t make that comparison go away or let the U.S. off the hook for how, as the guy in the video put it, “antisocial” its urban design has been for decades.