From car resistant follows less and slower cars. Less cars means easier to walk and cycle. Which in turn means that businesses and attractions that cater to those groups can flourish. Everything about good cities is downstream of removing cars.
Sounds like you’re conflating the downsides of cars with straight roads. A grid system doesn’t inherently make a city less interesting or even unwalkable.
The town I grew up in has all bendy roads and it’s devoid of culture. Then I lived in a vibrant city with mostly straight roads for almost 20 years and rarely drove
From car resistant follows less and slower cars. Less cars means easier to walk and cycle. Which in turn means that businesses and attractions that cater to those groups can flourish. Everything about good cities is downstream of removing cars.
Sounds like you’re conflating the downsides of cars with straight roads. A grid system doesn’t inherently make a city less interesting or even unwalkable.
The town I grew up in has all bendy roads and it’s devoid of culture. Then I lived in a vibrant city with mostly straight roads for almost 20 years and rarely drove