in the japanese suburbs, every street is lined with rain gutters, so even during heavy rain, the streets are perfectly navigable, even on foot. in the american suburbs, there's like one drain every couple of streets, so whenever it storms, the streets turn into rivers
the american driver craves the sensation of hydroplaning
If we designed our streets around walking and biking instead of cars, we would have more than enough space for rainwater infrastructure like drains and bioswales










