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Maybe it's different over there in the US, but as someone who lived in a lot of surburban places in the UK and other parts of Europe... well, they're not all th
by CM30 11y ago
Maybe it's different over there in the US, but as someone who lived in a lot of surburban places in the UK and other parts of Europe... well, they're not all that different from the standard town or city here. Perfectly possible to get around without a car, with a decent high street, various transport connections and a bunch of nearby activities for kids and families. You could (theoretically) live and work in these areas while relying solely on public transport.
Yet despite this, I'd say that the decline in the number of kids and young people driving is a fair bit less than it seemingly is in the states.
- tptacek 11y agoIt is very different in the US. US suburbs were designed around the automobile, and their original raison dêtre is to be accessible only via car: they were sited just far enough by from the nearest urban area (or adjacent suburb) to allow predominate free-standing houses with yards.
- rayiner 11y ago"Suburb" has shades of meaning here in the U.S. too, but I think most people think of the sprawling new city suburbs when they use the term. When I lived in New York, I lived in a small suburb, but we had a cute little downtown and regional rail access to New York City. We rarely drove there. But most U.S. suburbs are not like that. They're like my parents' suburb in Virginia: where you can't really even leave the cul-de-sac on foot because you quickly hit a major road with no sidewalks.