American cities spend billions of dollars trying to make cars and cities cohabitate every year instead of spending billions of dollars once to just make it mass transit friendly and then have lasting infrastructure
You're referring to a lack of planning. Local leaders in most places would rather let private development interests drive growth than listen to some wonk nerds trying to "plan for the public good", hence sprawling suburbs and gentrified downtowns everywhere. It's just capitalism physically manifested and it's been like this pretty much for forever.
Yea it's kinda amazing, the huge discrepancy in u.s city planning is stunning, and car centric
American cities spend billions of dollars trying to make cars and cities cohabitate every year instead of spending billions of dollars once to just make it mass transit friendly and then have lasting infrastructure
Well most US cities have zero cash reserves and can only do major projects with a banks approval.
Want to spend millions on a mental health facillity? "Nah, we're not sure thats a wise investment." Same amount on a new jail? "Approved"
Lol imagine some fail son developer getting the contract to do that and just absolutely phoning it in resulting in some horrific urban abomination
You're referring to a lack of planning. Local leaders in most places would rather let private development interests drive growth than listen to some wonk nerds trying to "plan for the public good", hence sprawling suburbs and gentrified downtowns everywhere. It's just capitalism physically manifested and it's been like this pretty much for forever.