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Berlin is not a very dense city, maybe because of the backyards (almost every block has a backyard for trash containers and bikes, maybe an elevator) in most bl
by mejutoco 5y ago
Berlin is not a very dense city, maybe because of the backyards (almost every block has a backyard for trash containers and bikes, maybe an elevator) in most blocks and the green spaces.
In the last years I have seen also a lot of floors being added (to the last floor) of buildings that allow it, to gain one more floor.
Your comment about periphery made me think of something. Berlin is surrounded by Brandenburg, which is even less dense. So Berlin has space to expand, unlike other cities (like Barcelona, much denser).
In my mind the solution would be to build affordable housing in Brandenburg (there is space there) and on the edge of Berlin.
- nicbou 5y agoBerlin does not have space to expand, precisely because it's surrounded by Brandenburg. It has been a problem for years.
- mejutoco 5y agoBerlin and Brandenburg were not always separate and they might not stay separate (https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin-Brandenburg https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin-Brandenburg), but that is semantics. Brandenburg is a very low density area (85/sqm) surrounding Berlin (4227/sqm). It might be a problem politically but the space is there. Other cities are surrounded by areas of similar density, and cannot expand. Brandenburg has a lot of space (enough for a gigafactory) :) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandenburg https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandenburg https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Berlin https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Berlin