• frostbiker@lemmy.ca
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    11 months ago

    That’s because their zoning laws are different.

    They allow building walkable neighborhoods with mixed-use buildings that have retail businesses on the ground floor and residential units on the 3-5 floors above. Their daily errands can easily be done by foot, so there is less traffic.

    You can’t achieve that in a car-dependent suburb where you need to drive to get to the nearest grocery store, school or cafe.