Comment on The American mind cannot comprehend this
dragontamer@lemmy.world 8 months agoOh I’ve been to New York and the Wash DC Smithsonian, likely the two best public transit systems in the USA. BART in San Fran also is fine.
But I’ve also gone to Madrid, Tokyo and some other cities around the world. There’s no comparison. Best in the USA is closer to average of Europe, while average of USA is pretty bad public transit wise.
Ex: I’ve also gone to big cities like Nashville, Manilla Philippines, Los Angeles where things are closer to bus-only.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 months ago
And yet plenty of American cities still have large, car-free areas.
dragontamer@lemmy.world 8 months ago
But all cities are car-first designed. As opposed to European model where cars are actively being de-prioritized on a city level.
bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Moreso cities on the west coast are more car centric. East coast cities predate cars by quite a bit. Sure many east coast cities modified themselves to accommodate cars, but their layout originally was suited for walking and horse travel.