Google isn't making arbitrary decisions here - it's reflecting social norms. Americans aren't big on walking. I've seen pictures of beautiful leafy suburbs that don't even have sidewalks.

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rsynnott 12 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Google has giant offices in NYC. Like, you'd think this would have come up.

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rafram an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

This is overstated. At least as of 2017, Americans walked about 93% as much as people in France, for example, and a little more than people in Portugal or Greece.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/747380/daily-step-averag...

	▲	TitaRusell 26 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Jogging was invented in the US. I think it is more of a class problem than a nationality problem.
	▲	Krasnol 26 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I guess it says more about people in France, Portugal and Greece. The difference is: they COULD walk if they wanted. You can't if there is no walkway.