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Does the European everyman get a 2400sqft detached house on a quarter acre? Whether American urban design is "inefficient" depends on the value you place on ma
by closeparen 6y ago
Does the European everyman get a 2400sqft detached house on a quarter acre?
Whether American urban design is "inefficient" depends on the value you place on mass-affordable spacious housing. I personally think this is a dumb thing to optimize for, but a lot of people are really attached to it. I think they'd look at a European transit-centric home as ideal for a group of college friends, but balk at the idea of raising a family in close quarters or with strangers walking by.
- martinald 6y agoAgain, I'm not talking about transit oriented. Most Europeans live in suburbs with poor transit and drive. The difference is European suburbs tend to be much more densely populated so commutes are less in distance. Instead of 2400sq ft houses, you're probably looking at 1500sqft with some garden space but far less than a US one. Tbh they are totally fine for raising a family.
- kevin_thibedeau 6y agoI have a 1300sqft house in the US built in 1930 and it originally had five bedrooms plus a sleeping porch. Americans have developed crazy notions about how much house they need since they became investment vehicles.