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This is why I prefer the East Coast of the US to the West Coast -- many cities on the East Coast matured before the dominance of the automobile, which makes the
by jononomo 3y ago
This is why I prefer the East Coast of the US to the West Coast -- many cities on the East Coast matured before the dominance of the automobile, which makes them slightly more walkable. The West Coast is just car culture down to it's bones.
Even on the East Coast, however, people will drive 50 MPH down tree-lined residential streets, such as the one I currently live on in Lancaster, PA, and there are plenty of people here who drive massive pickup trucks that never seem to be picking up anything.
- slothtrop 3y agoIt's ironic to me because it flies in the face of their politics.
- cafard 3y agoWhose politics, or which politics? According to Wikipedia, Trump took 57% of the vote in Lancaster County in 2020.
- plandis 3y agoJust because the west coast is more liberal doesn’t mean they can easily undo hundreds of years of existing infrastructure.
- slothtrop 3y agoAll they need is zoning reform and the market will do the rest.
- lp0_on_fire 3y agoIt's a time honored tradition here in Lancaster. One must have speed to vault over the potholes. Though I will say that while Lancaster city itself and a lot of the surrounding townships are themselves walkable, they're like little islands of an archipelago. It's not easy to get between one or the other without using a vehicle because of the stroads and highways.
- jononomo 3y agoYes, I completely agree —- tiny islands of walkability. Lancaster does have an Amtrak station, though, so you can get to NYC without a car and then walk around there.
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