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[-] Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

My math is here: https://lemmy.world/comment/3165486

But essentially, for the same cost as cars, the lowest density possible before becoming rural 106 households / sq mi (6 acres per household) can have a bus pass every 6 minutes, 24/7/365. You can double frequency by adding a second stop on the way to a transit spine.

[-] tdawg@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

The idea that an American city might have a housing area A) without roads and B) with a bus stop and C) one that shows up every 6 minutes instead of once an hour makes me want to cry

[-] Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

You'd still want roads. Deliveries, emergency services, maintenance. But the roads can be just wider than a car.

Here's a north american proof of concept of a car free neighborhood: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VWDFgzAjr1k

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