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What a ridiculous take. I live in San Francisco without a car, and there are entire classes of business I can't easily shop at because they're concentrated in s
by Talanes 5y ago
What a ridiculous take. I live in San Francisco without a car, and there are entire classes of business I can't easily shop at because they're concentrated in shopping centers elsewhere in the bay.
Concentrated business districts only help you avoid using a car if you live on top of them.
- tapland 5y agoI live in a European city with only a handful of buildings above 5 stories tall. Population density is too low for anything but a few restaurants and a grocery store anywhere but in the city center and a few larger shopping centers around the outskirts. The mix with businesses give mostly lunch restaurants that are closed in the evenings and it's just as much a ghost town as anything else after hours.
- ido 5y agoIt’s not because of 5 stories not being enough. I live in Berlin where almost all buildings top out at 5-6 stories and there are restaurants and shops all over the city.
- tagoregrtst 5y agoThats very interesting. When I lived in Europe, I lived in a town of 20k. I could easily walk two towns over, and a major European town was a short train ride away. We certainly didnt have night clubs we certainly had fancy restaurants everywhere catering to families who wanted a night out. Europe is not very monolithic!