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I would make the same critique about all American cities with their grids and wide roads compared to the character of old European cities. Having spent years l
by dasil003 7y ago
I would make the same critique about all American cities with their grids and wide roads compared to the character of old European cities. Having spent years living in London, San Francisco, and Brasília, I definitely consider London the superior city. But between San Francisco and Brasilia it’s not so clear. Brasilia for all its flaws is much greener and pedestrian friendly.
- mportela 7y agoCertainly Brasília is a lot greener, but I wouldn't say it's pedestrian friendly: crosswalks requires one to deviate from the shortest route by a lot and walking in the north-south direction is always a terrible experience. What ameliorates this felling is when you are only walking inside of a block, but that's a tiny part of the Brasília's usual commute.
- thatfrenchguy 7y agoSan Francisco east of golden gate park is pretty pedestrian friendly ?