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Obviously, if you want to build cities that are actually pleasant to be in, the first thing to do is remove cars and make things more comfortable for pedestrian
by mgaunard 3y ago
Obviously, if you want to build cities that are actually pleasant to be in, the first thing to do is remove cars and make things more comfortable for pedestrians.
To me most of the USA is just a dystopian hellscape where you cannot live without a car, and there is no city centre to speak of as you need to drive between points of interest that are spread around along massive motorways.
- PartiallyTyped 3y agoI am 100% with you on this, but I don't think that is feasible at the moment; making them walkable is a great start though. Reduced dependence will enable trees at the street level which will make them even more walkable.
- bombcar 3y agoMaybe the surface will get so hot that you can only move about on it in conditioned vehicles - but underground sidewalks in tunnels will become the walkable city. Kind of like how in some snow cities you can get from skyscraper to skyscraper in elevated walkways.
- bombcar 3y agoIf the first step is to remove something that few people want to do without, you’re just saying the first step is to do nothing. There are many things you can do to make a city more walkable without immediately jumping to currently unworkable ideas like “ban cars”. Like property tax rebates for shaded sidewalks.