r/MURICA • u/HoneydewNo9941 • 12d ago

Suburbs

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I can never get over how American suburbs look like. Every time I walk through one I wonder why they cant be accomplished more around the world. The yards, the safe feeling, and the homes. (I think Chile tried to replicate a bit) I just think it’s one of the beauties America has.

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u/Account7732 12d ago

I live in suburb and can walk to restaurants and grocery stores in less than 5 minutes. I also have this thing called a car that can take me anywhere I want !

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u/assasstits 12d ago

You're definitely in the minority. Most neighborhoods like this have a big separation between commercial and residential.

Cars are great but who wants to need to use them in a city? 

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u/Account7732 12d ago

Apparently people who move to the suburbs knowing they will need a car do.

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u/assasstits 12d ago

Well most people don't have a choice. 

Most US cities are designed only for single family housing with other forms of homes for sell being mostly illegal. 

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u/Account7732 12d ago

I think most people like having a car and prefer it over taking public transportation with the poors

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u/assasstits 12d ago

I think it depends where. In the US? Definitely 

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u/Denalin 12d ago

Public transit is only a “for the poors” thing when it’s the last resort, poorly funded option. In places where it’s actually good, you get everybody, rich and poor, satisfied using it.

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u/Any-Seaworthiness186 12d ago

That’s because it’s underfunded because it’s impractical in sprawling cities. If you’d live in a better planned city public transit would be more practical, more people would use it and thus it’d receive more funding. In which case it doesn’t have to suck.

Public transit is used by all layers of society in my city and it’s clean, fast and reliable.

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u/Account7732 12d ago

Bet my car is faster, cleaner, and more reliable.

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u/Any-Seaworthiness186 12d ago

It’s not. Unless you decide to go off road. Cars get stuck in traffic, our public transit does not.