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> People wanted cars because, for most of the US, they are the only practical transportation method. And that's because government zoning at the time prioritis
by jason0597 4y ago
> People wanted cars because, for most of the US, they are the only practical transportation method.
And that's because government zoning at the time prioritised suburban single-family house zoning, which in turn created the car-dependent culture. It didn't have to be this way, Rotterdam isn't built this way for example.
- tablespoon 4y ago> And that's because government zoning at the time prioritised suburban single-family house zoning, which in turn created the car-dependent culture. It didn't have to be this way, Rotterdam isn't built this way for example. Could that be because the people actually wanted single-family homes?
- avalys 4y agoAnd that the US was a wealthy country with enormous amounts of undeveloped land?