09-11-2018, 03:27 PM
The title says "around the world" but I think the article is really focused on Australia (which is pretty similar to the US in terms of the suburban culture). In the UK, where the Independent is based, there are urban supermarkets, cycling paths, sidewalks and parks, and transit routes are far more comprehensive. Hence I was confused reading the article until almost the very end, where there was a reference to Queensland.
Closer to home, the current planning is trying to (albeit not always successfully) to provide walkable urban neighbourhoods with retail and dining mixed in, and improvements for transit and active transportation. Much work to be done yet, but I think the direction is right. And I don't think the current urban planning is particularly ignoring women, at least not here.
Existing suburbia, on the other hand, is much closer to what the article describes (although we do usually at least have sidewalks).
Closer to home, the current planning is trying to (albeit not always successfully) to provide walkable urban neighbourhoods with retail and dining mixed in, and improvements for transit and active transportation. Much work to be done yet, but I think the direction is right. And I don't think the current urban planning is particularly ignoring women, at least not here.
Existing suburbia, on the other hand, is much closer to what the article describes (although we do usually at least have sidewalks).