So you're just going to ignore all the examples that are found in Europe where it does work?
Road traffic is bad because the majority of commuters in the US take up 50 square feet (or more) of road space for one person. AKA, one car per person. Robust public transport (busses and trains), plus mixed use zoning (you can walk from your home to most where you need to go) are how we solve the problems US cities face.
@atatassault @oldrawgabbit @danwentzel Yeah what's going on here... lol.
I moved to Germany and lived in a small town along the Rhine. I could walk to: supermarket(s), dentist, hair cutting, pharmacy, doctor office, auto shop, gas station, school, church, eye doctor, bar, restaurant etc.
And there was public transportation to larger cities (19minutes).
I don't think anyone was commuting to work in my little town.
@SirLich @atatassault @oldrawgabbit @danwentzel
I never realized the privilege I have, being born and living in Sweden. I don't own a car and can bike to work and perform all my errands within 15 minutes.
Learning about how north American cities and urban planning is done is a complete horror show to me and really opened my eyes.
I have @notjustbikes to thank for educating me.
#urbanplanning #notjustbikes #waroncars #cars #urban #walkablecities #15minutecities #cities #stroads #stroad #stroads
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORzNZUeUHAM
Why Not Zoidberg? 
@cragsand @SirLich @atatassault @oldrawgabbit @danwentzel @notjustbikes
As a Swede I must point out tho that we often have the opposite problem: if you live somewhere outside a large or medium city, we are very bad at enabling small communities the ability to continue existing.
@WhyNotZoidberg @cragsand @SirLich @atatassault @oldrawgabbit @danwentzel @notjustbikes we are ALSO not super awesome at this in the US, though. Both problems! Hooray :/
@thatandromeda @WhyNotZoidberg @cragsand @SirLich @atatassault @oldrawgabbit @danwentzel @notjustbikes well in the US we pretty much just support the existence of the super wealthy and everyone else is fending for themselves tho