>>1821786Wow I love this post. Because you gave me the textbook answers that are all easily debunked.
>no one is going to pay to tear up a cities worth of commercial and residential property to start building this nonsense from scratchThey actually would, want to know why? The city pays to upkeep the asphalt and it's bankrupting the city. The condensed European planning generates money. These mega parking lots gauge your fucking taxes.
>do you even understand the city and village designs in europe were planned before the invention of cars or trainsSO WAS AMERICA
AMERICA WASN'T BUILT FOR THE CAR. IT WAS BULLDOZED FOR THE CAR. AMERICAN CITIES WERE FULLY WALKABLE. REMEMBER YOU HAD 200 YEARS BEFORE CARS. AND THEN THEY TORE IT DOWN FOR HIGHWAYS
Here's a treat. Pic related is what American urban planners suggested to Amsterdam