Comments by "Kim Jong-un" (@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un) on "Why The Netherlands Is Insanely Well Designed" video.

The design of North American cities is not really design by aesthetics but rather by law. The people that already live in the area do not want more people coming in and so they pass laws that limit building such as height restrictions, minimum parking requirements, minimum lot sizes, restrictive zoning, etc. This forces cities to spread horizontally rather than vertically, necessitating private car travel, more infrastructure, and making public transport inefficient for most people. It's extremely inefficient, very expensive, much more detrimental to the environment. Not to mention it creates ugly places and its mentally depressing for the eyes.
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