Re:What a progressive utopia does to outdoor dining
by bee_rider on Monday December 13, 2021 @06:14PM
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I'd be interested to see Northeast/New England cities compared to California as well. My first guess would be that cities designed in the automobile era suffer more when they have to sacrifice the already limited pedestrian space they've got.
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Re:What a progressive utopia does to outdoor dining
by wolverine876 on Monday December 13, 2021 @06:17PM
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> My first guess would be that cities designed in the automobile era suffer more when they have to sacrifice the already limited pedestrian space they've got.
I think you have the right idea, but maybe turned around: Pre-automobile cities can have narrow streets and cram in space for cars, including driving and parking. Newer cities are built with roads (and sometimes sidewalks) at such capacity that the distance to cross them becomes a pedestrian obstacle - 'pedestrian unfriendly'.
Regardless, the question stands.
Re:What a progressive utopia does to outdoor dining
by TedDoesntTalk on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @01:52AM
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New England cities suffer, in this regard, from their Puritanical and Quaker roots. Public alcohol consumed in urban areas is generally a very bad idea because our forefathers were against it and codified it into law.