I think the problem is that most European and East coast US cities were built for walking / horses. The western US is entirely built around having a car and much of it is empty. There are massive swaths of land that is too hot for biking and it would be incrediblely expensive to change any of this.
I was in Austin for 6 weeks and it was just about walkable. Most of the walk to the office was alongside the river and tree covered. I was the only one walking. Everyone else was jogging or riding a bike.
Put trees along the paths. They will add shade and cooling. Plus, we need all the tree we can get!
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I think the problem is that most European and East coast US cities were built for walking / horses. The western US is entirely built around having a car and much of it is empty. There are massive swaths of land that is too hot for biking and it would be incrediblely expensive to change any of this.
I was in Austin for 6 weeks and it was just about walkable. Most of the walk to the office was alongside the river and tree covered. I was the only one walking. Everyone else was jogging or riding a bike.
Put trees along the paths. They will add shade and cooling. Plus, we need all the tree we can get!