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That's cool, I didn't know about the Epcot concept city. It reminds me of Louvain-la-Neuve in Belgium, a "new town" built by and for a university in the early 1
by 205guy 7y ago
That's cool, I didn't know about the Epcot concept city. It reminds me of Louvain-la-Neuve in Belgium, a "new town" built by and for a university in the early 1970's:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louvain-la-Neuve https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louvain-la-Neuve
"the city center is built on a gigantic concrete slab, with all motorized traffic travelling underground. This allows most of the ground level of the city center to be car free. Most buildings are built on the slab (la dalle), and the pedestrian area is expanding even far from the city centre."
(I also learned about Louvain on HN last year, but I can't find the link now)
Though when you think about these layered cities really require a lot more cement, just so you can have your car in a basement. It was so much more efficient to have a dense city and a train station to go most places.