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I like the concept of living near strong connectivity; however there are other downsides that NEED to be addressed. 1) The building code isn't good enough. I
by mjevans 7y ago
I like the concept of living near strong connectivity; however there are other downsides that NEED to be addressed.
1) The building code isn't good enough. I should not be able to hear my neighbors, let alone the train, at all when things are closed. I should also have fresh air that doesn't smell like laundry, perfumes, the garbage chute, or whatever cooking experiments are happening in other apartments.
2) Outside of cities cars are still needed; more so in America. That rail network needs to connect to multiple potential 'apartments for my car'. Those are also the places that would be a dropoff / interface for external to the city users to drive to and then take transit infrastructure the rest of the way in.
- davidw 7y agoThere's an argument that outside of actual safety issues, maybe it's best to leave this up to the market. My wife and I looked at a house once in Padova, where we lived, that was right next to the train tracks. You couldn't help but feel the trains go by, let alone hearing them. It was not for us, but it was super cheap, and might have been an option for someone without a lot of other good options - or a great option for someone hearing impaired who didn't care too much.