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As a resident of Berlin (that likes living there) I feel it's important to also mention NYC has almost 2.5 times as many people and unlike Berlin is part of a l
by ido 4y ago
As a resident of Berlin (that likes living there) I feel it's important to also mention NYC has almost 2.5 times as many people and unlike Berlin is part of a large urban agglomeration (the northeast megalopolis - total population ~50m).
It's not quite a fair comparison.
- throwaway894345 4y agoRight, but the original comment was (condescendingly) comparing NYC to middle America, so differing densities and other demographics are precisely the point.
- m_ke 4y agoNo, my point was about the car centric bend of a large portion of suburban / rural America. I wrote that message at like 1am, see my comment here for what I meant https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32355777 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32355777 Compare Pittsburgh suburb (https://goo.gl/maps/bFBWcsJ6EeL1kgVe7 https://goo.gl/maps/bFBWcsJ6EeL1kgVe7) to the suburbs of the town that I was born in (https://goo.gl/maps/ktkWzAUa3tyz37hQ7 https://goo.gl/maps/ktkWzAUa3tyz37hQ7). This is an even better example: https://goo.gl/maps/cAECdLXaBVoErtsFA https://goo.gl/maps/cAECdLXaBVoErtsFA vs https://goo.gl/maps/oBmruFK2Sqaxg6TW7 https://goo.gl/maps/oBmruFK2Sqaxg6TW7 EDIT: Same goes for the Bay Area, staying by YC offices for the interviews was depressing too. Look at this: https://goo.gl/maps/ERCkS7zrHw8tM2or9 https://goo.gl/maps/ERCkS7zrHw8tM2or9
- evolve2k 4y agoNotJustBikes has some excellent videos on the differences between US and European cities, this one captures many of the issues - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oHlpmxLTxpw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oHlpmxLTxpw