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Mixed use is not a problem as long as the uses are compatible, shops and housing work well together. Industrial and residential not so much.
by yuliyp 4y ago
Mixed use is not a problem as long as the uses are compatible, shops and housing work well together. Industrial and residential not so much.
- kwhitefoot 4y agoBMW's Mini pressing plant (formerly Pressed Steel) is in my home town, Swindon, it's surrounded on three sides by housing and the fourth by a road that has houses on the opposite side. I don't think it inconveniences anyone.
- yuliyp 4y agoI'm assuming you're referring to https://www.google.com/maps/@51.5715534,-1.7418073,1186a,35y,309.1h,44.62t/data=!3m1!1e3 https://www.google.com/maps/@51.5715534,-1.7418073,1186a,35y... ? It looks like there is heavy use of lots of trees to mostly separate it from the housing. It also seems generally to be part of a broader industrial section that is served by freight rail and is relatively nearby to expressway to help minimize the traffic. You are right there are some homes, especially south of the plant, but I think that this example proves how work needs to be done to ensure how industry and residential can coexist in harmony.
- kwhitefoot 4y agoYes of course one has to work at it to get it right.
- alexb_ 4y agoYou know what's inconvenient? Having to live in a homeless camp because rent is so high due to zoning laws like this.