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Redesigning neighborhoods to be walkable not driveable. Rezoning so that more businesses can open near residential areas, so people can walk or bike to work, wa
by 1auralynn 8y ago
Redesigning neighborhoods to be walkable not driveable. Rezoning so that more businesses can open near residential areas, so people can walk or bike to work, walk to get groceries, etc. More people around leads to more serendipitous interactions, maybe improved safety.
I guess that's not really coordinated social change, but I think tweaks to the context in which we live can have huge, positive social impacts.
- chiefofgxbxl 8y agoThere's a nice virtue to this, also. Build walkable and bike-able places and you're building public spaces to be shared. If you only embrace a car-driven model of development, "public" spaces are to be competed for (e.g. you stole my parking spot, you cut me off, you're in front of me driving too slowly, etc.)
- mjevans 8y agoStop focusing on the negative. "Redesigning neighborhoods to be walkable." Full stop. In my opinion this includes /planning/ for Parking to have it's own space, preferably /under/ everything. (You don't have to dig down, it's an option build up to begin with!) Also, relegate /any/ smoking to only designated shelters with negative draw and scrubbed exhausts. It should be a 1 day's pay fine + 4 days of community service for a violation.
- closeparen 8y agoIf you move to an area like this right now, you’ll find that the “serendipity” is just people asking you for money.