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"15 minute" suburbs should fix the need of large ass SUVs and such but somehow authorities resist this, like they have a stake in this ๐ค 15 minutes cities/villages is a common and logical thing around the world yet in US it is weird... like americans want to drive 20 minutes for fucking 1 liter of Pepsi... Now when car prices are insane more of them wake up. Suburbs should have places to go to, shops, parks, schools
That is an excellent point. We've created the requirement for cars by the way we've organised our societies. I live in the UK, a much smaller country but my work is a 1.5hr drive away or 2.5hr on train. I wouldn't do this job without WFH but my employer is now pressing people to come back to the office. Likewise, all my amenities are a good distance away, within cycling range but zero cycle paths. I cycle to the train station but it doesn't feel safe or pleasant around traffic and the train to work is actually more expensive than the drive.