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This conversation is about architecture. Walkability of a neighborhood is a different discussion.
by hueving 10y ago
This conversation is about architecture. Walkability of a neighborhood is a different discussion.
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- thomasz 10y agoThe architectural monoculture guarantees that there will never be a cafe, restaurant or bookstore.
- hueving 10y agoThat's not correct. Many of these housing developments specifically have sections zoned for small shopping areas that have precisely those things.
- CalRobert 10y agoIf it's a different discussion, it's extremely related. Storefronts with no doors on the street (because everyone uses the lot in the back), or buildings set back 80 feet from the sidewalk, all make a neighborhood more hostile.
- lintiness 10y agono, this conversation's about people telling other people what to like and how to live.
- CalRobert 10y agoAs are zoning requirements, parking minimums, and HOA's, so apparently prescribing a particular lifestyle is something folks are quite fond of. Given that the winning side has generally been the one fond of low-density, sprawling, single-use architecture, it seems worthwhile to discuss the merits of said architecture and its impact on the people who live in it.