Certainly not as much as the U.S or Canada, but not as little as Tokyo or Netherlands. I found various cities easy to navigate without one, but they seemed oddly car-centric as well. Berlin is very car and very public transportation somehow
> Once you’ve had to lift a stroller into a “high” bus you’ll not want to do it anymore.
I imagine I'd agree, but is that related? You might have more niche knowledge that I'm not aware of in this context. In my city in Canada, all buses lower upon request