Dost thou blog, too, JRoth?

Yes, now he does.

And he offers an interesting rule-of-thumb: ...the goal is not to drive to your destination; it's to get to a place where you can park and leave your car..

I was pondering the distinction between "traditional," pedestrian-friendly cities and "modern," auto-centric ones...When you drive to a great walking city, such as NYC or Haarlem, the goal is not to drive to your destination; it's to get to a place where you can park and leave your car. In most American cities, you're looking to park at your destination. Do you see the distinction? In New York, anywhere within a dozen blocks is fine, because you're just going to walk from place to place anyway. But in most parts of most US cities, it's a parking lot mentality - how close can I get to the front door?

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[Brian Miller]

Exactly why I love San Francisco-that's my attitude towards it (I shamefully do not usually take BART for my weekend city hikes)