Trying to move to escape America’s car-centric hell. The Netherlands is pretty high on the list but I wanted to explore other options. How do the following countries and their cities fair in terms of urbanism:

-Ireland

-Spain

-Belgium

-France

-Denmark

-Portugal

-Sweden

I could list more but I’ll be here all night.

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    -Ireland: Trash. Worst urban planning I’ve come across in the entirety of Europe.

    -Spain: pretty decent though they love just painting a bike on a slab of concrete and calling it a day

    -Belgium: Flanders is generally quite good, Wallonia a bit less so

    -France: at least for the southern cities I’ve been to I’d say it was pretty good

    -Denmark: only been to Copenhagen but i’d say it was really good, really liveable and safe

    -Portugal: don’t remember

    -Sweden: Really good. Stockholm’s bike lanes can be a bit of a confusing mess at times but all 3 cities I’ve been to seemed to be really well organised and safe for cyclists and pedestrians.