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Americans aren’t homogenous: those who adore European cities aren’t the same ones demanding parking minimums at their local neighborhood groups. Those people do
by spamizbad 5y ago
Americans aren’t homogenous: those who adore European cities aren’t the same ones demanding parking minimums at their local neighborhood groups. Those people don’t give a hoot about European cities: they just want everything within a 10 mile radius of where they live to be easy to drive to and don’t want to think through or be reminded of the externalities.
- vdqtp3 5y agoI'd actually be fine with neighborhoods being made car-hostile and pedestrian friendly if I could get TO the neighborhood and park just outside it. The unmentioned aspect of making everything "walkable" (at least in the US) is it denies access to those who are not local.
- spamizbad 5y agoThe standard for "not car friendly" in the US is: - Having to park more than 500 feet away from a business - Traffic that moves slower than 40MPH - Commercial district thoroughfares that only dedicate a single lane to each traffic direction - Paid parking