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> This is illegal in 99% of the city. Wait, what? What's the logic behind this? Wouldn't this cause massive congestion?
by Filligree 10y ago
> This is illegal in 99% of the city.
Wait, what? What's the logic behind this? Wouldn't this cause massive congestion?
- apsec112 10y agoYes, yes it does: http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2016/08/22/youre-not-dreaming-traffic-is-a-nightmare-in.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2016/08/22/youre-not... Here's an overview of this kind of zoning, and why it's terrible: http://urbankchoze.blogspot.com/2014/04/japanese-zoning.html http://urbankchoze.blogspot.com/2014/04/japanese-zoning.html
- superuser2 10y agoPeople (particularly those with children) do not like to live among the foot traffic, noise, or any kind of traffic/signs of life associated with strangers making their way to and from businesses in a residential neighborhood. Businesses are excluded from residential areas to preserve this trait, which homeowners tend to view as a huge component of their homes' value.
- unethical_ban 10y agoThen let developers buy plots of land and develop it as such.
- hx87 10y agoI wonder how much the prevalence of skinny wood frame walls and sash windows in the US contribute to this issue--if houses were made of 2x6s with continuous insulation, or double 2x4 studs, or masonry, and had casement windows instead, I suspect people wouldn't mind the outside noise as much.
- superuser2 10y agoTrue, but I think being in a closed-world snow globe where people feel comfortable letting their children walk around is a huge part of it. Excluding people who cannot afford homes in the neighborhood or cars to get there is a principal component of the "safety" strategy of suburbia. Add businesses and public transit to reach them, and that goes away.