>>1129269cars are a huge part of why people's commutes are so far and are one of the biggest factors limiting urban density
a huge portion of the usable land in almost every American city is dedicated to driving or storing cars
a further portion of the land is completely wasted space around car infrastructure
and the oversized roads and parking lots aren't the only issue, there's other car infrastructure as well
go just outside the downtown area of almost any city, onto a semi-major commercial street
I guarantee you that on that street there will be 2 gas stations, a tire/rim shop, a body shop, and a used car dealer
all of that shit takes up space, right in the heart of the city, where people could be living if the city had more sense
on the average person's 15 mile drive into the city, at least 5 miles of that distance was taken up by car infrastructure
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