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I have a hard time labeling it. A sprawling continuous town centre is really what I'm thinking of: low rises, shophouses, some mid-rises. But ideally fewer mech
by microcolonel 9y ago
I have a hard time labeling it. A sprawling continuous town centre is really what I'm thinking of: low rises, shophouses, some mid-rises. But ideally fewer mechanistic glass plinths blocking out the sky. I just think you can justify the amenities and convenience of a well developed city without half the buildings being forty or more floors.
- closeparen 9y agoI like such places and I think they should exist. I grew up in one. The problem is insisting that global centers of industry and culture should also be that way.
- elyobo 9y agoConsistent low to mid density sprawl is pretty much the worst of all possible worlds. You need a mixture of densities.
- closeparen 9y agoIt's Los Angeles, isn't it?