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[-] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

It’s Florida. Extremely hot and humid. The video is correct that this car-centric design is intentional. But that’s because people seriously do not want to go outside for longer than it takes to get into their car. So they definitely don’t want the city spending money to build a 400 foot walking path they’re never going to use.

It also needs to be said that Americans buy groceries differently than most other countries. They shop less often and buy much larger quantities, necessitating a car to handle all of the bags.

I’m all in favour of walkable cities but I would not choose to live in a walkable city in Florida!

[-] FourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

Interesting point thanks

[-] iknowitwheniseeit@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 3 weeks ago

This is probably partially true, but some of those apartments are closer than some of those parking spaces. 😆

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