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> the adjustments to city layouts This might be a controversial opinion but I think that's a big plus. Look at old European cities with tiny streets that were
by tomp 6y ago
> the adjustments to city layouts
This might be a controversial opinion but I think that's a big plus. Look at old European cities with tiny streets that were mostly designed in times before carriages & cars; vs modern American cities (e.g. upper Manhattan) with large streets, a lot of driving and walking space, etc. Sure, the European model might be more romantic but the US one is definitely more functional (density isn't an issue either; London is much less dense than Manhattan).
- stainforth 6y agoYes let's build our reality around our vehicles and not ourselves. Ridiculous. Talk about the alienation that capitalism has created.
- ican1 6y agoI see this line trotted out frequently but this criticism never made much sense to me. The vehicles exist to benefit us. They are either directly transporting us or transporting goods to be used by us. They don’t exist for an independent reason. So if the streets are designed for vehicles it’s ultimately to benefit humans.
- iknowstuff 6y agoI highly recommend researching the Dutch street design. By explicitly avoiding freeways and encouraging biking, they save so much time (no traffic) and money (think long term health benefits, cheaper infrastructure, lower reliance on fossil fuels, fewer accidents, more visits to local businesses) it's insane the rest of the world isn't copying them ASAP. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuBdf9jYj7o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuBdf9jYj7o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsQQ8Ujbua4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsQQ8Ujbua4
- 8note 6y agoWhat's cheaper with these wide roads? By how much?
- grey-area 6y agoIt's certainly more functional for drivers to have large streets with room for lots of cars, but should our cities be designed around cars or humans?