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Why not build more Baths next to the old one instead?
by orthoxerox 5y ago
Why not build more Baths next to the old one instead?
- DocTomoe 5y agoThe Chinese did that. They ended up with still-overcrowded megacities and completely empty "new towns", which often featured fake, "beautifully" old architecture. It turns out that people don't just want affordable housing or nice surroundings, they also want pre-existing culture, something banlieus often lack. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under-occupied_developments_in_China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under-occupied_developments_in...
- burlesona 5y agoI don’t know about building codes in Britain, but in almost all of the US it would be illegal to build a carbon copy of the beloved older cities we have, because huge roads, parking lots, and setbacks are all mandatory.
- julz_hk 5y agoAnd of course, these short-sighted car-centric ideas are all part of the problem. In North America there are planners and activists trying to change this[1] & world-wide, planners can achieve walkable, people-centric urban planning [2]. [1] - https://www.strongtowns.org https://www.strongtowns.org [2] - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0intLFzLaudFG-xAvUEO-A https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0intLFzLaudFG-xAvUEO-A