The traditional suburban street design of winding roads and cul-de-sacs is just as responsible for U.S. car dependency as the distances created by sprawl, according to new Yale research.

Valuy@lemmy.zip · edit-2 3 days ago

The traditional suburban street design of winding roads and cul-de-sacs is just as responsible for U.S. car dependency as the distances created by sprawl, according to new Yale research.

Nouvellalia@lemmy.world · edit-2 23 hours ago

To get to the grocer that is a half mile from my house I can walk along the neighborhood main road then along the extremely busy interstate feeder (no sidewalks ever) with cars moving 60+ mph.
Or

walk to the one side street with a large cement drainage ditch
walk into the ditch
jump the 4’ wall at the top of the incline
go over and under through the tangle of small trees and vines for about 100’
cross the field of chest high weeds and wildflowers
cross 3 parking lots
this is the only way through. Every other path is blocked by yards and 6-8’ fencing.

Then
Both paths lead to a 5 lane car crossing over the interstate with two lights and no sidewalk. Each light crosses the aforementioned feeder roads. Then I can walk through the ditch to the parking lot for the grocer.

Ezpz, very safe, very america.

The traditional suburban street design of winding roads and cul-de-sacs is just as responsible for U.S. car dependency as the distances created by sprawl, according to new Yale research.

The traditional suburban street design of winding roads and cul-de-sacs is just as responsible for U.S. car dependency as the distances created by sprawl, according to new Yale research.

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