Good day!
DISCLAIMER: I have no formal training in anything regarding city planning. I simply don’t enjoy cars that much and I would love to find some discussion and hope among the endless doomposting.
For me, the /c/fuck_cars community (and the original /r/fuckcars) leave something to be desired. Because I have already become “based and trainpilled,” reading through the communities feels a bit like beating a dead horse.
I have heard too much about the Netherlands for one lifetime, as someone who lives in the states. Maybe my perspective is flawed here, but: the Netherlands have a GDP greater than every US state except for 4 of them (California, Texas, New York, Florida), and the Netherlands have less land area than 41 of US states. This isn’t to say that the Netherlands has no city planning feature that should be ignored because they are so unique, but I think that is exactly what the Netherlands are: unique.
Anyway, on to the meat and potatoes!
- If you had to recommend livable places for like-minded people to move to, what city or state would you recommend for anyone? (it must cost less than both an arm & a leg. One arm or one leg is acceptable…)
- Which state(s) policy in your opinion seem to be heading in the right direction as a whole?
Chicago has great transit, two major airports, is the primary rail hub of the US, and has substantial bike infrastructure. We also have affordable neighborhoods although you will need creativity to bike them safely. A lot of our streets aren’t that wide so cars are limited in how much they can speed. There’s a really active biking community and we have some great resources like mellow bike map for getting around neighborhoods not yet connected by formal infrastructure.