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Right, but the original comment was (condescendingly) comparing NYC to middle America, so differing densities and other demographics are precisely the point.
by throwaway894345 4y ago
Right, 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