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> Many European cities do a much better job of giving space to people instead of cars. We should do a better job of it here too. this is mainly because many eu
by kazen44 8y ago
> Many European cities do a much better job of giving space to people instead of cars. We should do a better job of it here too.
this is mainly because many european cities are simply far older then cars, and public infrastructure was usually build around the victorian/late industrial era aswell. This results in a far more limiting option regarding "massive suburs".
Also, many people seem to forget the population density of (western) europe. When the next town with its own 1000+ years history is 20km away, you cannot create urban sprawl without getting resistance from the people living in said village.
- icebraining 8y agoIt's not just about constraints. Lots of cities went full car-first in the mid 20th century, and then made a conscious decision to scale back. Just watch the people in Amsterdam in the 70s revolting against the dominance of cars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY6PQAI4TZE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY6PQAI4TZE
- nicoburns 8y agoIndeed, the center of Bristol was mostly road in the 70s and 80s, but has since partially pedestrianised large areas of the centre. And it's now a wonderful place to be, let alone just to walk through.