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thronedfire2 posted...

it's "car-centric" because it's big as fuck and spread out. What Europe does with public transportation is great but a lot of their cities were built before cars even existed. It's just not feasible in the US to have public transportation easily accessible to everyone, which means the majority of people need a car to go anywhere outside their own town/city, or to certain specific places. The town I grew up in had a train station, sure, but no buses or cabs so unless you have a car you're walking to the station or calling a taxi service that charges you $20 just to drive there. and also 90% of the roads had no sidewalk so have fun walking!

Despite the size of the country, most people don't drive their cars to other states, they drive their cars within urban areas. American cities were also built for pedestrians and public transport, but they were destroyed in the mid 20th century to make room for more roads and parking lots. Bus, pedestrian and bike infrastructure can still be rebuilt if the government chooses to.