Comments by "Safe-Keeper" (@safe-keeper1042) on "Did pedestrian malls ruin U.S. downtowns?" video.

Yeah, Not Just Bikes argued in a vid that the problem isn't pedestrian malls in themselves, but that people are expected to drive to them.
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@djwestbrook36 Sorry, but that's a myth. You've got newer European cities, and older American cities. Then you have all the cities that were bombed and rebuilt when WWII came around.
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@MrJaaaaake I never understood this argument. If you're going to buy something big like a piece of furniture or whatever, fine, use a car (or just have it delivered to you, like I do). How often do you do that, though? What about the remaining 99.99% of the time when you just want to get from Point A to Point B?
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@MrJaaaaake I love the "but USA is big" knee-jerk reaction. It's as if you think every country in Europe is a mile wide or something.
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@MrJaaaaake " I was poor and needed a car for work. If you work in the trades people are going to get tired of picking you up for work everyday. Most jobs require vehicles. Not everyone works in an office, retail or a factory. It's really not hard to pay for a bachelor apt and a car in a normal city while climbing the ladder. It becomes a problem when people want to eat out everyday and constantly spend money on entertainment." Oh yeah, the "my experience is everyone else's experience too" approach.
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Yeah, that's what North American cities need, even more parking lots.
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