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Suburbs definitely have car problems, just not parking. Can't afford a car? A kid trying to get to a friend's house? Anyone trying to walk or bike anywhere? Tra

• ars 2y ago
  > Can't afford a car? Cars are not that expensive. > A kid trying to get to a friend's house? Hardly a problem - just bike there. Just how far apart do you think the houses are? > Anyone trying to walk or bike anywhere? It's wonderful!! Have you ever actually been in one? There's basically no traffic, you have lovely quiet streets. > Traffic jams? Non-existent. > Car deaths and accidents? Very very few, it's just not that dense, so the accident rates are dramatically lower. > Architecture centered around parking lots? That's cities, not suburbs. > Runoff filled with tire and brake runoff? Again, that's cities, not suburbs. Suburbs don't have much car traffic. > Wildlife deaths and habitat destruction? Almost none - the houses are embedded in nature. > Climate change? Cities cause much more of that. > A massive military budget to ensure cheap oil prices? Yah, that's not what it's for. And cheap energy is used for a lot more than transportation. > Suburbs are built on externalities. You talk like someone who's never actually lived in one.