Europe beats the US for walkable, livable cities, study shows



Europe beats the US for walkable, livable cities, study shows

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/16/europe-beats-the-us-for-walkable-livable-cities-study-shows

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44 comments
  1. No shit. Having been to the US a few times now, it’s amazing just how awful it is to be a pedestrian in cities like LA or SF.

  2. America doesn’t care about walkability. It’s a country size commercial zone. Gotta do business…

  3. Well duh – the USA calls walkable liveable cities “15 minute cities” and thinks they are scary.

  4. I mean, Americans have to train themselves to walk “long” distances before they visit anywhere in Europe because most aren’t used to walking any further than a car parked closely by. The automotive industry lobbyists made sure their infrastructure, culture and laws alienate pedestrians. In many places anyone see walking will actually have the police question them because walking anywhere is seen as suspicious.

  5. I decided to have a quick walk to McDonald’s in LA using their deserted pavements, and a police car actually pulled alongside and greeted me. Once they heard my English accent they just drove off. That’s how odd it is to see someone walking in certain areas.

  6. You don’t say! Who would have thought?! I’m flabbergasted by this result!! Such a surprise!! OMG!!! My world has been turned upside down!!!!

  7. Was on holiday in the states for 4 weeks , visited 4 different states. The place is a fucking disaster. Good place to make money but other than that Europe is the best for me. I’m a Brit and despite speaking English the place seemed totally alien to me compared to Germany where I live – even though my German is crap

  8. We may pat ourselves on the back but their are still a lot of cities that are truest shocking without a car. In the UK for instance just look at Birmingham or Milton Keynes.

  9. “But I live in a big house made out of wood in the middle of nowhere and have a big car to go to a big and ugly mall”

  10. The fuck kind of study is that? No shit lol.

    “Study shows that cows are 10x more likely to produce milk than an ostrich.”

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