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San Francisco isn't even as dense as Queens, and isn't anywhere close to Paris or Barcelona. Its problems aren't a result of density, but rather economic stre
by doublement 7y ago
San Francisco isn't even as dense as Queens, and isn't anywhere close to Paris or Barcelona. Its problems aren't a result of density, but rather economic stress.
Moreover leaving a few trees up in a lower-density development isn't a way to respect nature; whatever trees are left are there to decorate human properties.
We need new cities designed to be high-density from the start, and we need higher density in most existing cities. When humans live in urban areas, nature can be left alone, and you don't have to go 100 miles outside the city to reach undeveloped land.
- CapricornNoble 7y agoJapan is a pretty good model IMO.... Extremely efficient high-density cities that combine car AND bike friendly streets with mass transit. Numerous green parks and public spaces as well. The rest of the country is rapidly turning into wilderness as people move into the cities for jobs, and the elderly rural-dwellers die off. Fortunately, the government still keeps the roads well-maintained so people such as myself can drive into the countryside and get our Initial D on.