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		anamax on Jan 5, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Are roads the biggest driver of ecological destruc... > If you look at vehicle miles traveled per capita, the US is around 2x that of major Western European countries, and nearly 4x that of Japan: You do know that the population density of the US is a fraction of that of the countries that you're comparing it to, right?

TulliusCicero on Jan 5, 2024 [–]

Yes, and I also know this means that the US can spread out within metro areas, not that it must spread out. Did you know that?

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