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Yet having a car isn't a problem. America is really big and things you need to do or places you need to go are rarely just down the block. The country is bigger
by PM_me_your_math 4y ago
Yet having a car isn't a problem. America is really big and things you need to do or places you need to go are rarely just down the block. The country is bigger than any one city, and self-transportation is fundamentally essential for our economy.
- f1yght 4y agoAccording to the census, 80.7% of americans live in urban areas. We really should be creating spaces where people don't have to have a car to do the basic necessities. When talking about car dependence, it's about creating viable options that are more sustainable and more equitable for getting where you need to go. Kids, elderly, disabled people all have issues driving and if we create a way for them to get around without a car, it makes the city a better place. The issue isn't cars specifically. The issue is our built environment requires cars. Maybe more things should just be down the block.
- nitwit005 4y agoThe size of America isn't relevant. People aren't driving across five states to get to work or buy groceries. People used to be able to just go down the block here. That's been made illegal many places by zoning.
- circuit 4y ago> America is really big and things you need to do or places you need to go are rarely just down the block The continental United States has about 3.5 million square miles of land. By comparison China has about 3.7 million square miles. Roughly the same, give or take a few. Observe the number of public passenger rail lines that China has and the timeframe in which they were built them. The idea that America is just too geographically big for public rail or any kind of public transportation system and we must be beholden to the car is categorically false.