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This is awesome, I love the idea of a 20 minute max commute time for anything important. >This means ensuring minimum density levels of around 25-30 dwellings
by Dig1t 6y ago
This is awesome, I love the idea of a 20 minute max commute time for anything important.
>This means ensuring minimum density levels of around 25-30 dwellings per hectare
But does this mean that its all apartment blocks? I want a yard and some space between me and my neighbors, I really don't want a shared wall or tiny spaces like in Europe or Asia.
- DoreenMichele 6y agoBut does this mean that its all apartment blocks? No, it doesn't. It means you need some apartments or similar in the mix, but it's really not that high a density level. These links might help you get a better idea of what we are talking about: https://www.theurbanist.org/2017/05/04/visualizing-compatible-density/ https://www.theurbanist.org/2017/05/04/visualizing-compatibl... https://missingmiddlehousing.com/ https://missingmiddlehousing.com/
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- vanviegen 6y ago30 dwellings per hectare comes down to 3230 ft2 (333 m2) per dwelling. That's certainly enough for a free standing house with a yard. Your neighbors wouldn't be far though, but that's basically the point. Edit: I forgot to consider public spaces: sidewalks, roads, greens. So no, it probably can't be all free standing houses.
- bluGill 6y agoIt can be, because you don't have to limit yourself to one story. If you are willing to go to 5 floors you can get a lot of space, and it is only slightly more expressive than the same usable space all on one level (stairways don't count as usable space). Though if you can go up to 5 floors that allows a lot more space than most people have. I used 5 floors as the limit because I've been told above that you need more expensive construction to support the building - consult a real engineer to verify.