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nathancahill on Aug 21, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: The time is right to re-examine the L.A. freeway

In LA, it's not the flatness, it's the distance that makes having a car necessary. Everywhere is _miles_ away from everywhere else. I haven't been to Amsterdam so I can't comment on that, but the first two sections of this excellent article[0] touch on that.

[0] https://nplusonemag.com/online-only/city-by-city/los-angeles...

mattmanser on Aug 22, 2015 [–]

To be honest, miles on a bike is not much difference from miles in a car. Average speed is like 10 mph, without any of the traffic jams.

tommoor on Aug 22, 2015 | [–]

2 miles maybe, not 10 or 20 though... plus the searing heat ;)

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