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Re:To stop building heat islands, stop overbuilding parking ... by refurb on Thursday January 13, 2022 @07:55AM (#29920252)
Nope. I lived I a transit-centric city for a while. Cheap, plentiful public transit for all.

And you know what? Once people could afford a car they bought one. They didn’t need it, they wanted it.

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Re:To stop building heat islands, stop overbuilding parking ... by bsza on Thursday January 13, 2022 @01:20PM (#29924470)
It's almost like a car is a status symbol or something.
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Re:To stop building heat islands, stop overbuilding parking ... by decafninja on Thursday January 13, 2022 @12:38PM (#29923844)
I lived in Seoul for a time, and still frequently visit. The public transportation there is arguably one of, if not maybe even the, best in the world. It certainly puts anything in the US to utter shame. It's one of the few cities I would gladly (instead of grudgingly) utilize the public transit system fully.

Yet all of the Seoulites I know desire a personal car and work towards acquiring one.

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