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I actually agree with that - and I grew up in a rural area. The US has been building a lot of low-quality low-density suburban neighborhoods. They are actively
by crote 3y ago
I actually agree with that - and I grew up in a rural area.
The US has been building a lot of low-quality low-density suburban neighborhoods. They are actively hostile to the people living there, as there are both no amenities within a human distance from your home and there is no space for recreation. Life is constantly being strangled by a forced dependency on car travel.
In cities everything is a stone's throw away, and you can get there either walking or by bike. In rural areas there's plenty of space for outdoor hobbies and for children to play. The suburbs are a worst-of-both-worlds scenario.
- oceanplexian 3y agoI lived in Davis, CA for a while and I feel like they had the right balance of suburban and urban development. I felt like it was extremely fair to cars despite being super walkable and one of the most bike friendly cities in the country. They embrace mixed zoning, where homes and apartments mix with low density commercial, even in the same building. You can own a single family house if you need that, walkable to grocery and restaurants. Portland does this at a greater scale and it’s fantastic, unfortunately zoning and public transit won’t fix the other problems the city has.