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/Badkevin 11d ago

American suburbs are picture like in the above, but in reality are heavily car centric, highways, gas station, say goodbye to walking.

If People in American suburbs want to walk, they actually have to plan it ahead of time. It’s never built into their days, and it’s important to me and most city people. Imagine have to drive everytime you need bread.

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u/partagaton 11d ago

Yeah, this suburban street is older than most American suburban neighborhoods that exist today. Not only does it have trees, but they’re mature. And it looks like life can even thrive here, unlike where most suburban builds are happening today.

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u/_Arch_Ange 11d ago

You know people grow trees and then they just transport the adult tree to where it needs to be planted ... Just because the trees are big doesn't mean that's street is older than most neighborhoods, and even if it was that doesn't mean everything that's around that street was always there....

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u/Badkevin 11d ago

I hear that, even when suburbs built before the car dominance. They get retrofit to fit car centricity.