HarryLime [any] to urbanism • 4 years agoThe American suburb in its current form needs to be destroyed. If you had complete control of the government, how would you accomplish this?message-squaremessage-square52 fedilinkarrow-up178file-text
arrow-up178message-squareThe American suburb in its current form needs to be destroyed. If you had complete control of the government, how would you accomplish this?HarryLime [any] to urbanism • 4 years agomessage-square52 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
What would be the best policies to incentivize density and putting an end to wasteful suburban sprawl?
minus-squareTheaJo [she/her,comrade/them]hexbear10·4 years ago small brewery, to an artisan coffee shop, to a gig venue, to an interesting clothing store, to a specifically curated intl food place While interesting ideas, these all seem very hipstery. Alternate examples for more non-coastal city-ish neighborhoods like my own could include: -seed library -workshop/tool library -school/education center -theater link
minus-squareCthulhusIntern [he/him]hexbear2·4 years agoMost major cities do have everything you need within walking distance, albeit full of a mess of cars. link
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Soviet City planning did this.
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While interesting ideas, these all seem very hipstery. Alternate examples for more non-coastal city-ish neighborhoods like my own could include:
-seed library -workshop/tool library -school/education center -theater
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Most major cities do have everything you need within walking distance, albeit full of a mess of cars.