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The first car-free community built from scratch in the US is starting to take off: 'For some, cars equal freedom, but for me, it's a restriction'(www.thecooldown.com)

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Also a huge number of people in the US travel to places that are walkable:

  • Disney World
  • Las Vegas (The strip is anyway)
  • DC
  • NYC
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blazera@kbin.social
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not gonna catch on as long as its sold with a price premium instead of a discount for what they save on not building and maintaining car infrastructure.

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Nugget@lemm.ee
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The rents are extremely reasonable for the area. Here’s a video where some residents discuss their rents: https://youtu.be/hf0L3blkNA4

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thedevisinthedetails@programming.dev
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Ohh yeah the popular and highly desirable thing that people are willing to pay a premium for won’t catch on!

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