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I feel it is the oppoosite way around. The US is a modern country and was built in grids, incredibly easy to build any kind of transportation network on top of
by alt227 1y ago
I feel it is the oppoosite way around.
The US is a modern country and was built in grids, incredibly easy to build any kind of transportation network on top of.
In Europe, large portions of cities and road networks were built before any kind of engine was even invented, and so it is incredibly difficult to retrofit onto winding lanes and tiny cobbled city streets.
- palata 1y agoThe US was built for the individual car. That's what I consider a failure. Maybe it was not obvious back then, but retrospectively I think we can say it is a failure. In cities in Europe, you can actually walk. Many times you're faster by bike than by car. And public transportation works well (plus you can put your bike in the bus/tram/train if necessary). > it is incredibly difficult to retrofit onto winding lanes and tiny cobbled city streets. Agreed. But on top of making them more beautiful, the fact that it's harder to have 6 lanes full of cars is desirable to me.