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i find it fascinating how Americans secretly love walkable towns.
Where do they vacation? Disneylands, Makinac island, NY, Chicago, or go to iconic walkable cities overseas like London, Paris...
but the idea of enjoying something line that throughout their entire life seems propostrotous. they gotta have their 2 ton trucks.
The US was designed for cars specifically, unlike European cities that have been around since 1150 or 1288 or 1467 or whatever. So, we see how well it works there but it’s not quite the same here.
The adduction to massive trucks isn’t just for traitor lunatics. It’s just like a rural farmer in the Nederlands with their tractor. It’s how things are set up.
most cities in the US predates cars. but countless towns and small cities that were walkable were practically entirely demolished to turn them into parking lots. whole neighborhoods were demolished to make highways (guess the colour).
some before/after pictures are depressing as fuck.
like three US was entirely peppered with (what we would now call) European style towns.
The average American doesn't vacation. In the past ten years, the only travel I've done was to attend two funerals and one wedding. Vacations are for the rich, and nice areas are only for the rich. We secretly love walkable towns like we secretly love Buckingham Palace, we like to dream that one day, we'll be able to afford it too.
The only reason my town is affordable is because it's shitty, and improving it would price me out of living here, so I don't want to improve it.
I would like to point out that the likes of walmart and amazon have, like the mosquitos they are, sucked dry the money that used to circulate around smaller towns, and that might otherwise be used for a swim center or something.
I say this because step number one to fixing these places is bringing the money back.
Step two might be price locking rent and/or just taking land out of the hands of landlords and housing firms.
I’d rather go on vacation to the middle of nowhere where I can’t see any other people.
But an SUV carries at least 8 people and their luggage along with 3 to 6 thousand pounds of SUV...maybe if we made it electric and removed 2 to 5 thousand pounds, that could be interesting? A tandem electric bike, 2 tires, 8 people, huge efficiency! You just need to all be going to the same place.
I've always wondered if a minimalist monorail could ever happen. Imagine the freedom of a bike but you could ride say 20 people all together from one city to another carrying your bikes along. In Seattle you definitely want the outer covering of a gondola, but there are cities where you don't really need a shell.
I'll settle for a network of inter-city paved uninterrupted car-free "bike highways" between all cities with > 100,000 people. Just a single asphalt lane with no breaks and no cars flying around.
Pretty sure that's basic-tier shit in many European countries, but it'd be such a huge deal here.
With a nice grade to flat...yes please!
an SUV carries at least 8 people
Damn, they ban single-occupancy SUVs where you live? That's great! And not even single-occupancy...sounds like you can't even drive them unless you have all the seats full.
I've never seen one with more than 8 seats. Where do the rest of the passengers go?
Sounds pretty efficient. 7 bikes generally can only transport 7 people!
I'm pretty sure you don't understand what "at least" means.
Normal use 1 person. Max use maybe at least 8?
Large SUV and giant truck drivers still bemoaning the tiny spaces used by cyclists
One can only hope that SUV was transporting 7 people.
Throughout its lifespan, yes, it might.
That’s ridiculous. They absolutely pick up their parents from the airport every Thanksgiving!