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[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I don't think they were being literal or looking for a dictionary definition. I think they were saying the definition of a real city should hinge on the use of mass transit.

Personally I think anywhere that's car dependent isn't somewhere I'd want to live.

[–] AA5B 12 points 3 months ago

I think of it more as transit is a characteristic of a functioning city. You can’t scale well without it.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 3 months ago

Then they should have said that