rafa to Dank Memes@lemmy.world • 1 year agoWhat the fuck is a kilometer?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square130fedilinkarrow-up11.09Karrow-down177file-text
arrow-up11.02Karrow-down1imageWhat the fuck is a kilometer?lemmy.worldrafa to Dank Memes@lemmy.world • 1 year agomessage-square130fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@alvvayson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink5•1 year agoThat, and being dependent on your automobile. True, within some big American cities, a mostly) carfree life is possible if you live in a condo near a metro station. But walkable neighborhoods are a rarity, while they are the default in the rest of the world.
minus-square@Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink1•1 year agoTo be fair, it’s a really big country.
minus-square@alvvayson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•1 year agoYes, it is, which is why it is baffling that they don’t have good high speed rail infrastructure like China, Japan, France or Germany. And yes, cars make sense for the rural people, but densely populated urban centers in the USA are just badly designed due to bad zoning laws.
That, and being dependent on your automobile.
True, within some big American cities, a mostly) carfree life is possible if you live in a condo near a metro station.
But walkable neighborhoods are a rarity, while they are the default in the rest of the world.
To be fair, it’s a really big country.
Yes, it is, which is why it is baffling that they don’t have good high speed rail infrastructure like China, Japan, France or Germany.
And yes, cars make sense for the rural people, but densely populated urban centers in the USA are just badly designed due to bad zoning laws.