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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. (environment.yale.edu)
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[–] 2 points 4 months 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.

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