As a society, we've decided that we want lots of infrastructure including car infrastructure.
And now that it is the norm, are people defending it because they actually agree, or are they just afraid of change and too weak to fight it now that it is normal?
I notice bad ideas usually die with a few defenders, whose arguments can be summed up with "it just works for me" in the face of all evidence. Suburbs seem to be one of those concepts.
People can choose now, some like suburban life, some like city life. Maybe this is influenced by media (not many shows with young 20 year olds in suburbia, or families in the city. It’s typically teens - suburbs, 20s singles city, parents suburbs, empty nesters skew more city again. But maybe that reflects what people like.
People didn’t like having 3 lane roads right in their path to walk to the grocery store.
The municipal solution was to ensure everyone needed to drive everywhere.
What “more” are you talking about? I’m very interested in this.
Ok… thanks I guess.
This is the only way to make these changes at the local level.
People simply do not want to engage because they either literally don't have time, or are taking that time to prepare for their next shift.
An idle society, somewhat more like what the French have (as one example), can be seen as in constant cycles of rebellion. This is the way it should be done.
I won't make value judgement on human beings, I will just judge the systems that they must function inside of. And a system that deprives you of time and relaxation is a way to subvert democracy on a very basic level.
If we were to repair this issue in the US, it would likely take generations to accomplish.