> My town is famous for being a city that feels like a bunch of neighborhoods.
Ha, I think everywhere I've lived has described itself like this.
Maybe it's less common in the US because you don't have cities swallowing up villages.
Re:The Bay Area's lost streetcars
by jasonwatkinspdx on Saturday August 13, 2022 @06:25PM
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Yeah, US city planning is unfortunately pretty dismal.
My town has a reputation for being better than most, but truth is we've grown so fast the last 2 decades our transit system is overwhelmed now too.
Most US cities are dominated by suburban sprawl, and where there's pretty much nothing like a walkable neighborhood high street.
I won't claim the street cars were perfect, but there is a lot of merit to the idea that they were replaced by an inferior solution due to the prevailing winds of the moment. What I find more interesting is the street car lines had such a dramatic impact that now 100 years later they're still defining the shape of the city.