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18th century EU
>building up not out
>focus on walking
>later turns out to be good for bicycles, small efficient motorized vehicles and public transport
>the layout encourages physical activity - decreasing obesity rates
21st century US
>sprawl, building out not up
>can't walk anywhere unless it's less tha 5 blocks away
>have to buy a big expensive, inefficient car to get anywhere
>parking stretches the city 30x longer than it needs to be, ruining methods of walking, cycling,etc.
>public transport chronoically underfunded
How did America get it so wrong 300 years after Europe did it so right?
>building up not out
>focus on walking
>later turns out to be good for bicycles, small efficient motorized vehicles and public transport
>the layout encourages physical activity - decreasing obesity rates
21st century US
>sprawl, building out not up
>can't walk anywhere unless it's less tha 5 blocks away
>have to buy a big expensive, inefficient car to get anywhere
>parking stretches the city 30x longer than it needs to be, ruining methods of walking, cycling,etc.
>public transport chronoically underfunded
How did America get it so wrong 300 years after Europe did it so right?
