Re:Urban Density and Home Prices
by rr808 on Friday May 05, 2023 @10:32AM
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I've lived in European cities and American cities. American cities are more car centric and its actually more convenient. Many cities in Europe are so congested and difficult to drive its a feature rather than a bug - it means people are more likely to get trains to get out of town. I do see that more roads encourages more cars and driving, I've found it to be a good thing.
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Re:Urban Density and Home Prices
by bobthepanda on Friday May 05, 2023 @04:25PM
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Car dependency generally results in negative health outcomes though.
* driving is just less healthy than walking, biking, or walking to and from public transport
* driving causes high noise pollution and emissions; EVs will solve the latter but not the former, since above low speeds most of the noise is tires rolling against roads
* increased driving in the US has led to higher fatality rates for the people still walking and biking
* increased driving leads to lower funding levels for other types of transport since road infrastructure is so expensive, and not everybody can afford a car to avoid getting left behind