rafa@lemmy.world to Dank Memes@lemmy.world · 11 months agoWhat the fuck is a kilometer?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square130fedilinkarrow-up11.11Karrow-down179file-text
arrow-up11.03Karrow-down1imageWhat the fuck is a kilometer?lemmy.worldrafa@lemmy.world to Dank Memes@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square130fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarealvvayson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months 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-squareLucidlethargy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoTo be fair, it’s a really big country.
minus-squarealvvayson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months 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.