I'm tired of people trying to make me feel guilty for using my car without knowing. I have an average salary that does not allow me to live near my work. I would put 2h30 to go with public transport (don't have 5h to spend by day on a smelly place). i refuse à job because i can park near or in the way to. Sometimes car is an obligation, not a choice or a caprice.

These urban places are great for rich, healthy, non-family people. Try moving kids, or walking with feet/hip problems for any distance. The problem has not been solved, only moved out of line of sight. Better take a friend who can circle the block until you are ready to be picked up. Outdoor places are okay in good weather -- anything less makes it impossible to enjoy. And there is no sign (yet) of homeless or trash meaning continuous cleaning. These places look great on travel pictures -- what is the reality of actually living there?

How do people living in "walkable" cities get their shopping done? Do they have to pay for delivery every time they need something from the nursery/hardware store/electronics/grocery/clothing/whatever isn't light enough to comfortably carry over a "15 minute" walk during perfect weather? I love the idea, but have always wondered how folks manage without a car (which doubles as my mule/extra closet/locker).

Some of these are cool, others cause more problems than they solve. Oh, you converted all those vehicle roads to footpaths? Enjoy paying more for all goods that are trucked in and increased response time from emergency services. Oh, you converted all that "ugly" warehouse space into apartments? Enjoy more frequent incoming shipments that burn more fuel and pollute more. Oh, you removed the highways through your city? Enjoy zero transitive income from people passing through and increased outage repair times in the event of an emergency. Doing some of this stuff guarantees that you will live in a bubble and cut yourself off from people outside walking distance. It also makes it just that much harder for the disabled to move around in your little prison camp. This whole thing reeks of economic privilege and "look at me" disguised as real change.

I think some of these are Amazing I just hope that scooter hire for disabled people is available in the places where there is no parking so as not to disadvantage people who can't walk very far.

So glad to live In a small town where all this concrete jungle stuff doesn't exist. Our tallest building is 2 stories lol

Lafayette, Indiana collaborated with the railways to move the lines out of city center, it took 20 years but the result is green spaces, added affordable housing, and a covered bus stop on Main St. My hometown still has rail lines running through it because there is still industry there that needs to be on the rail lines. People there complain a lot but don't seem to realize it takes real long term planning to make a change.

Black Rock City should be on here.... even though it is temporary.

So many of those posts are just picture people find nice but have nothing to see with good urban planning... sometime, it's even catastrophic... people don't understand what urban planning is... the idea is to be efficient and comfy first, then nice. Not just nice...

What people are forgetting is that wide roads and parking spaces were built for a reason. Just because biking and walking is better for the environment, doesn't mean everybody can just give up their cars. You have to be realistic and consider everything. With a bike, you have to constantly think about weather, if you have enough room on your bike for your stuff, how long is it going to take, do you have the energy to bike everywhere all the time, if you injure yourself and can't bike, if you have a pet and they need to go somewhere, etc. With cars, you really only think about if you need to start your car early cause the windows have frost on them, how much is gas going to cost, and how long will it take you to get to your location (almost always a shorter time in a car than on a bike to get somewhere).