alt Hacker NewsI would not call ~20% of the US population an outlier. It's a very different situation from urban areas, but just as valid
And even cities in the US are vast sprawls compared to organically grown very old cities in other parts of the world. That makes a huge difference for walkability.
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ghaff • yesterday at 3:33 PM
Furthermore, the 80% urban stat from the US census gets routinely misinterpreted. Just going through some property line details with a couple neighbors on collectively about 75 acres plus adjacent conservation land. The census considers this urban.
And, as you say, Urban != dense city downtown.
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Yes, designing a city for cars will make cars the most convenient way to get around. That is part of the whole "americans love their cars" thing.