> It implicitly suggests that if a country suddenly switched to a fully socialised healthcare system their cities would suddenly becoming more walkable.
No. It does not. Not "suddenly" or "magically".
What does happen is that social health concerns and advice feed back into other public policy making decisions.
Advertising agencies get contracts for campaigns to improve health awareness, walking and biking paths become routine considerations in city planning, etc.
This takes decades to iterate through from non existent to commonplace.
Yeah sure. You got any references for this ridiculous linkage of local town planning and healthcare funding scheme?
You might like to check whether the layout of the citys involved were decided on before or after the invention of the car - and the introduction of universal health care - before you post anything. That'll probably come up.
No. It does not. Not "suddenly" or "magically".
What does happen is that social health concerns and advice feed back into other public policy making decisions.
Advertising agencies get contracts for campaigns to improve health awareness, walking and biking paths become routine considerations in city planning, etc.
This takes decades to iterate through from non existent to commonplace.