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The problem is that cars made it possible for people to live in those sorts of places, cheaply enough. Not a solution, just an observation. If cars weren't rea
by thejohnconway 3y ago
The problem is that cars made it possible for people to live in those sorts of places, cheaply enough.
Not a solution, just an observation. If cars weren't really a thing, people would live in denser communities with walkable services (I include rural communities in this. Pre-car villages are pretty dense, and have, you know, things like shops, etc.).
- tayo42 3y agoIs that really true? We were getting around with horses before cars. You have to go back real far to get to a point where we weren't getting around faster than walking
- eesmith 3y agoHorses aren't that much faster than walking. Horses can go about 30 miles/day. (That's the reason the Spanish mission towns in the US west were spaced about 30 miles apart.) That's also about what people can walk in a day (Appalachian Trail through-hikers do about 3 miles per hour). Now, trained trail horses can go far further in a day, but they require specialized training, food, and care, making them a very expensive plow-horse or cart-horse.