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Actually no, it's amazing one. This is how markets have been for thousands of years, within walking distance of the homes of the people using them. But yet it i
by WhyKill 7y ago
Actually no, it's amazing one. This is how markets have been for thousands of years, within walking distance of the homes of the people using them. But yet it isn't compatible with modern "advances" like zoning, parking lots, and NIMBY driven politics.
- gronfr1 7y agoalso not compatible with modern 'advances' like fire and hygiene codes and bans on open defecation.
- imesh 7y agoWhat makes you say that? I haven't seen feces at an open market in my life. Farmers markets exist currently, I don't understand the issue?
- dTal 7y agoZoning, in particular, is a terrible scourge on communities. It's hard to overstate the social damage caused by making it essentially illegal to build a functioning "village". I would go so far as to assert that it essentially shreds the fabric of society, both directly (by robbing people of shared local activities and context), and indirectly (by forcing everyone into cars to get anything done, where they can't interact with one another). If you've ever lived in a town where shops, parks, living quarters, and government buildings are cheek-by-jowl within walking distance, a "zoned" area feels like a desert - unable to sustain life.
- erikpukinskis 7y ago> it essentially shreds the fabric of society This is intentional. You shred the fabric of society, then you can let companies sell all of it back to people and tax the value. No tax revenue when your Auntie cools lunch for the neighborhood kids.