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Many European cities actually have very wide streets—they just choose to cede space for bikes, trams, buses, and wider sidewalks, instead of dedicating 100% of
by zachkatz 6y ago
Many European cities actually have very wide streets—they just choose to cede space for bikes, trams, buses, and wider sidewalks, instead of dedicating 100% of the streets to single-occupancy cars and car storage like we do.
An example—Overtoom in Amsterdam: https://www.google.com/maps/@52.3620058,4.8722503,3a,75y,96.61h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s6FSONQ6aUEfB_wECUMyREg!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo1.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3D6FSONQ6aUEfB_wECUMyREg%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D259.46942%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@52.3620058,4.8722503,3a,75y,96....
- cjbprime 6y agoThe difference in density and sprawl between pre-car and post-car cities is staggering, and is not about the width of streets. You can't get around Los Angeles without driving on freeways.
- zachkatz 6y agoExcept Los Angeles is actually a pre-car city, and at one point had the biggest streetcar network in the US: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Railway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Railway With investment in public transit (i.e. approximately rebuilding the original streetcar network and building out the existing Metro system) and a high-quality protected bike lane network, LA could be truly amazing.