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by helen___keller
976 days ago
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> I don't think you appreciate just how incredibly massive this country is. On the other hand, I don’t think you appreciate how much vehicle usage in this country is tied to round trip commutes to and from an urban center I don’t think anyone is arguing that a rural lifestyle should exist on bikes and trains because that doesn’t make sense. However people who live adjacent to a city and go into the city every day, aren’t living a rural lifestyle. > It's funny, I feel the same way about people who live in small areas and don't have the ability to independently go anywhere they want at any time without having to rely on someone else. The "walkable city" feels like a hellscape archetype for the most captive audience you could ever possibly conceive... These are not mutually exclusive concepts unless you live in Manhattan. I live a 10 minute walk to a subway station that brings me downtown to work. I also have a driveway and a car, and sometimes I drive to the parking garage next to my work. I also drive all over New England on the weekends. |
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