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This clever diagram shows what would happen if we designed homes like city streets

Aug 26, 2024, 15:15 IST

We're so used to big, multi-lane roads snaking through our cities that we don't even think about how inefficient it all is.

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Taras Grescoe, author of the book "Straphanger," illustrated the absurdity of the situation with the diagram below.

We often push all the amenities that make urban living worthwhile-housing, green space, shops-aside in favor of poorly-planned streets that favor cars instead of public transportation and pedestrians. Maybe we should start designing our city roads like we design our homes: for the people who live there.

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