• Bluegrass_Buddhist [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    Imagine, if you will, a whole town built around a highway off-ramp gas station. Now imagine a whole country built of those same sad towns.

      • invalidusernamelol [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Charleston is pretty at least. Also very walkable.

        Asheville (NC) is an example of what a highways popup town should look like (at least the downtown, there was a bit of sprawl like this that happened leading to the suburbs, but the city itself is still intact)

        • Chombombsky [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Charleston is dope; what stuck out most to me as a visitor was that many roads didn't have shoulders, i was told it was for wetland preservation but seeing school kids walking these roads made me real nervous

          • invalidusernamelol [he/him]
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            4 years ago

            Yeah, it's a beautiful city, but nothing can fix the blight of the personal motor vehicle except it's complete abolition and replacement with mass public transport.