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> If you have a city of single-family residences (and three quarters of Americans do live in single-family residences), it's really hard to not build for cars.
by spraak 8y ago
> If you have a city of single-family residences (and three quarters of Americans do live in single-family residences), it's really hard to not build for cars.
Yes, and how those cities are designed are a big part of the problem.
- takk309 8y agoDevelopment standards rarely satisfy everyone's needs/wants. It is more efficient to build at a high density, but that may not necessarily mean that we should all conform to that mentality. A lot of us don't want to live in dense urban environments.
- pchristensen 8y agoIn 99% of America (including many dense cities), it's illegal to build dense urban environments. So you cannot claim that the built environment reflects how most people want to live.
- lgregg 8y agoAlso, three-quarters (generalization) of America is rural. You're not going to implement this everywhere. I don't think that is the point of the article or OP.