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You should see some streets in San Francisco. No way that a fire engine is fitting on those.
by Cofike 8y ago
You should see some streets in San Francisco. No way that a fire engine is fitting on those.
- sudouser 8y agomany alleys fit your description too
- estebank 8y agoThe narrowest street in San Francisco is roughly a regular European street. This[1] is par for the course on most European cities, while San Francisco has very few streets narrower than this[2] (and the average is probably wider, if you look anywhere westwards of Park Presidio where theoretically two way streets are wide enough for traffic to continue flowing in both direction even with double parked trucks. I would also point out that I'd prefer narrower streets in SF[3]. [1]: https://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo-narrow-san-francisco-street-image7772310 https://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo-narrow-san-francisco-... [2]: https://www.google.com/maps/@37.7998615,-122.4141133,3a,75y,259.45h,91.52t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sAF1QipOPfUtW2v0nV3jvk1PMMnZY0AzEeig-R8tcM04F!2e10!3e11!7i11000!8i5500 https://www.google.com/maps/@37.7998615,-122.4141133,3a,75y,... [3]: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/may/08/san-francisco-narrow-streets-european-style https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/may/08/san-francisco...
- dalbasal 8y agoJust as a side point... A lot of architects like this idea from an aesthetic or architectural-sociological reasons. Living in em.. these as houses don't give you a lot of privacy. People walk by, less than a meter from where you're sitting. They sometimes stop to look at your TV. You get used to it, but it's not the kind of thing people go looking for on purpose.
- morsch 8y agoPut stores or offices in the ground floor. Or have a raised ground floor.
- estebank 8y agoOr just embrace it, like the Dutch do[0]. [0]: https://stuffdutchpeoplelike.com/2010/11/24/no-8-not-owning-curtains/ https://stuffdutchpeoplelike.com/2010/11/24/no-8-not-owning-...
- ptha 8y agoI like the half basements, but they have their issues: http://copenhagenbydesign.com/blog/2015/5/21/half-up-and-half-down http://copenhagenbydesign.com/blog/2015/5/21/half-up-and-hal...
- segmondy 8y agoThey do, they have the trucks were the rear wheels can turn as well
- nasredin 8y agoEvery time I see them I still think being the rear driver of a ladder truck is the best job ever. You have your own cabin, you wear a headset. And you only work when making a turn.