[verg]

The lack of on-street parking was something I noticed visiting Japan. Streets can be much smaller when they don't have 20-24 feet of parking. In the US, a massive percentage of our most valuable land goes to subsidized vehicle storage. It's insane.

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Narrower streets, wider sidewalks, more trees.

[rtpg]

Actually most minor streets in Tokyo have no sidewalk. You can just walk on the street.

Cars drive through slowly, of course.

[kuschku]

German suburb showing the example: http://i.imgur.com/DHhjSQ8.jpg