Friday Video: What the U.S. Can Learn About Street Design From Tokyo
No sidewalks? No problem.
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Streetsblog
12:01 AM EDT on August 2, 2024
With just 12 percent of trips taken by car and one of the densest development patterns in the entire world, Tokyo is worlds away from most auto-dominated U.S. cities. Some advocates argue, though, that American urbanists can learn more from the Japanese capital than we think — if we open our minds to a new set of solutions.
Check out this recent City Beautiful Video, where host Dave Amos reflects on a recent trip to the Big Mikan and how simple actions like slashing parking, focusing on transit, and cracking down on bike theft have resulted in streets so safe and accessible they don’t even need sidewalks.
This story is the work of the Streetsblog staff.
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