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Re:Children Need Neighborhoods Where They Can Walk and Bike by rufus_foreman on Saturday April 20, 2024 @10:35AM (#40097651)
>> We had walkable American cities for centuries. It was the norm.

Two centuries ago in America, walkable cities were not the norm. Cities were not the norm. 95% of the population was rural.

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Re:Children Need Neighborhoods Where They Can Walk and Bike by walkabilitee on Saturday April 20, 2024 @07:15PM (#40101833)
You're right, I should have been more specific. Dense urban living was the norm for people who worked in cities. Suburbs were not a significant part of urban living until later.
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