car cities

horrible

I've google mapped American cities

they do look horrible

they are unpleasant human environments

are you sure that is entirely cars

I think the sheer free space

in the US

also contributes

Sheer free space is definitely a factor is residentially zoned areas

but the root of the problem I believe to be car culture

you're probably right

because residentially zoned areas don't exist in cities the way they do now absent car culture

I think I read an MPC thread about it

suburbs and exurbs

oh yes

Islamabad sort of feels like one big suburb

the older big paki cities have similar issues

also contributes to heat island effect since access is determined only by more driveable asphalt and concrete

as US ones

cities are hotter, less shady, less pleasant

louder, brighter, more polluted

more dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians

I don't want to be a luddite - cars are probably better than being knee deep in horse shit all the time

and they're great for getting from city to city

but I think intra-city travel should be reconsidered

yeah

de-scale the world

but in temperament, I doubt you are a local-ist

you seem more likely to think its a good and beautiful idea

but?

but nothing, that was it, its just funny

someone less fundamentally rooted and connected to the society around themselves

someone more open to experience

being more likely to support such a radical change in living arrangements

whereas the people whose instincts benefit from this are likely to think you're crazy etc.

I am pretty open I would say

and I would agree, not in temperament or in historical practice a local-ist

probably radically, compared to the average person

yes, radically

but having traveled very extensively, I have grown to hate it