The traditional suburban street design of winding roads and cul-de-sacs is just as responsible for U.S. car dependency as the distances created by sprawl, according to new Yale research.

freeman@feddit.org · 2 months ago

The traditional suburban street design of winding roads and cul-de-sacs is just as responsible for U.S. car dependency as the distances created by sprawl, according to new Yale research.

DrCake@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

Winding streets and cul-de-sacs can be great at reducing speed and therefore collisions. They have to be build right though, with modal filters and cut thoughts for walking/cycling. You still then need the clusters of commercial space close by, but you can make it so it’s quicker to walk or cycle than driving.

The traditional suburban street design of winding roads and cul-de-sacs is just as responsible for U.S. car dependency as the distances created by sprawl, according to new Yale research.

The traditional suburban street design of winding roads and cul-de-sacs is just as responsible for U.S. car dependency as the distances created by sprawl, according to new Yale research.

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