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If walkable cities are so great, why did we ever invent cars?

• dsfyu404ed 8y ago
  Imagine having this debate in 1818. People would be complaining about horses crapping everywhere, how hitching posts waste land, how roads designed for getting ox-carts full of goods to market aren't pedestrian friendly, etc. etc.
• the_gastropod 8y ago
  This is a straw man. Nobody's suggesting cars are "bad" or "evil". What is being suggested, is that operating cars (especially at high speeds) should be done away from where we live. Supporting the use of cars within our towns and cities is: dangerous, expensive, and wasteful (of time and natural resources). Cars are great for traveling great distances (20+ miles) quickly. Using them for day-to-day travel within your own city is akin to taking a cruise ship out on the lake for a weekend fishing trip.
• peterwwillis 8y ago
  Clearly, we must have invented cars to get around in cities.