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Can we be more precise in language on what “new housing” means. More urban sprawl versus densification both are “new housing” but very different. I’m pro densif
by mint2 5y ago
Can we be more precise in language on what “new housing” means. More urban sprawl versus densification both are “new housing” but very different. I’m pro densification but highly against sprawl.
- arcticbull 5y agoYeah me too, I should have been more precise. I was referring to densification.
- dionidium 5y agoThe two are pretty clearly related. If cities aren't allowed to densify, then people who would have lived in the city center have to live somewhere else.
- bumby 5y ago>I’m pro densification but highly against sprawl. My natural inclination is to agree with this statement, but I'd like to hear your rationale. Can you elaborate on your preference? Is it location dependent?
- csee 5y agoSprawl is environmentally unfriendly (transport distance and construction material usage), financially expensive (sparse service provision, roads), and it excludes poor people from the city center (since everyone has to compete to be within 15 minutes)
- bobthepanda 5y agoalso, it's actually bad for public health as well. Walking rates have declined significantly over the past few decades due to sprawl making it impossible to walk anywhere.
- mint2 5y agoFor starters When has sprawl not caused a reliance on cars? Eaten up large tracts of natural land with cookie cutter homes, pavement, and non-native office park type landscaping? Encouraged McMansions over appropriately sized homes with all the extra energy consumption etc those require? That’s just getting started. It’s not location dependent. Phoenix and Vegas or wherever are doing themselves no favors by building out rather than up.