I’d argue cars are more necessary in Phoenix than most places. It is way too hot to walk more than a couple of blocks, so unless you can build dense enough to justify a public transit stop on every other corner…yikes.
Cars don’t ‘solve’ a climate being ‘hot’. Tons of cities have existed for thousands of years in arid environments. You build the city respecting the environment, with more density and walkability, shade and vegetation.
The urban heat island is no joke and it’s due to cars. Phoenix is a monument to humankind’s stupidity and ignorance of a place’s environment.
Ok but Phoenix is shit. Just a terrible “city” even for US standards. Why would anyone wanting to live car free live in Phoenix?
I’d argue cars are more necessary in Phoenix than most places. It is way too hot to walk more than a couple of blocks, so unless you can build dense enough to justify a public transit stop on every other corner…yikes.
Cars don’t ‘solve’ a climate being ‘hot’. Tons of cities have existed for thousands of years in arid environments. You build the city respecting the environment, with more density and walkability, shade and vegetation.
The urban heat island is no joke and it’s due to cars. Phoenix is a monument to humankind’s stupidity and ignorance of a place’s environment.