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I see what he's saying, but don't necessarily agree. I grew up in India and I'm not sure how the culture here is in the US, but most of my friends came from hou
by tejaswiy 15y ago
I see what he's saying, but don't necessarily agree. I grew up in India and I'm not sure how the culture here is in the US, but most of my friends came from houses that were a maximum of 2 blocks away. Not how much of a difference you'd make by connecting houses that are as far apart as 2.5 miles.
The link is great though, It seems obvious on hindsight, but I didn't realize cities were explicitly planned this way.
- aphyr 15y agoThe point is not to connect you with houses 2.5 miles away--it's to connect you with houses 50 meters away that are completely inaccessible thanks to the street layout.
- ditojim 15y agopeople can't walk on grass these days?
- gfodor 15y agoIs less about that and more about trespassing on a random person's property in order to get around.
- ditojim 15y agoi lived on a variety of cu-de-sacs until i was 30. cutting thru neighbors' yards was never considered "trespassing" in those neighborhoods, especially for kids/teens.
- potatolicious 15y agoMost suburbs have fences, no? The one where I grew up it'd be impossible for me to get to a house 100 feet away without hopping fences, and that's generally seen as poor form.
- ditojim 15y agoSo (1) almost all fences have gates. (2) most houses do not have fences unless they have an animal or need extra privacy for some reason. (3) jumping fences is fun when you are a kid/teen. Otherwise, yes, the fence will get in the way.
- tejaswiy 15y agoHmm, not sure what I was thinking. I guess I agree. It'd almost double the number of homes that are in walking distance to your home if done.