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It's the cause of so many issues in America (physical, mental, social). A great book on the utterly broken build environment in North America is "The Geography
by cpursley 3y ago
It's the cause of so many issues in America (physical, mental, social). A great book on the utterly broken build environment in North America is "The Geography of Nowhere":
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/125313.The_Geography_of_Nowhere https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/125313.The_Geography_of_...
Also, people forget - walkable doesn't just mean "somewhere you can walk" - I means you can walk to activities of daily living (groceries, pharmacy, gym, job, friends places, etc).
- oerpli 3y agoWhile it might cause other issues, I think the root is somewhere else and harder to solve (even if the solution is obvious).
- cpursley 3y agoWalkable communities would get people actually talking to each other, for a start - just from the serendipitous encounters with other people irl (like what happens in Europe).
- steaknpotato 3y ago[flagged]