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Originally Posted by aquablue
I don't get why Americans are against them.
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First of all, this is just a dumb thing to say. Who says Americans are "against" pedestrian streets? How about try getting your information straight instead of assuming that Dallas is somehow a proper stand-in for all American cities.
Here's a list of pedestrian malls in the United States. I count over 50.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedest..._United_States
If you go to "North America" in the below link you will see even more. This one includes Downtown Crossing in Boston, which I posted a picture of earlier in this thread.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedest...#United_States
From an urban perspective in the US, it goes Northeast Megalopolis plus San Francisco and Chicago, then rest of the coasts, then rest of the midwest, then the Southeast, and finally Texas and the Southwest, which is where you seem to be harping on the most. Get over yourself. I notice you never mention Boston, because it doesn't fit your narrative. You cherry pick the worst the United States has to offer and say "see, I'm right." All you really are is full of hot air.