Ever since ditching car culture and joining the urbanist cause (on the internet at least but that has to change), I’ve noticed that some countries always top the list when it comes to good urbanism. The first and most oblivious one tends to be The Netherlands but Germany and Japan also come pretty close. But that’s strange considering that both countries have huge car industries. Germany is (arguably) the birthplace of the car (Benz Patent-Motorwagen) and is home to Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and BMW. Japan is home to Toyota, Honda, Nissan and among others. How is it that these countries have been able to keep the auto lobby at bay and continue investing in their infrastructure?

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    3 months ago

    It’s pretty easy to avoid those areas in Tokyo. It’s damn near impossible in Frankfurt.

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      3 months ago

      So you are shifting from them existing to how easy it is to avoid them. See how that makes me take your arguments not for those of a serious person who knows what they’re talking about? Blocked.