Re:Europe is edging towards making post-car cities a reality
by adrianN on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @04:10AM
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You can walk in SF, I also did it, but the difference is that you don't really see much of the city if you do, compared to Berlin, London, or Tokyo. In those cities you can go from pretty much anywhere in the city to anywhere in less than an hour with public transport and on foot. Less than half an hour if you restrict yourself to the touristy center area. That is just not possible in SF.
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Re:Europe is edging towards making post-car cities a reality
by ginko on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @04:26AM
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>You can walk in SF, I also did it, but the difference is that you don't really see much of the city if you do
What are you talking about? The first time I visited SF I just stumbled upon Haight-Ashbury and Japantown by walking around.
Re:Europe is edging towards making post-car cities a reality
by rsynnott on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @07:42AM
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Anecdotal, but as a visitor I found it far harder to get around than, say, London. There's a public transport system, but in terms of frequency and reach it was not what you'd find in a large European city.