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It's hardly a shining example of livability, but the former Kowloon Walled City purportedly had a population density of over 1.9 million/km2. [0] More realisti
by dublinben 3y ago
It's hardly a shining example of livability, but the former Kowloon Walled City purportedly had a population density of over 1.9 million/km2. [0]
More realistically, we can see examples of nice residential neighborhoods in Washington DC ranging from 30,000-100,000+/km2. [1]
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowloon_Walled_City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowloon_Walled_City
[1] https://ggwash.org/view/42469/what-do-80000-people-in-a-square-mile-look-like-depends-on-where-you-put-them https://ggwash.org/view/42469/what-do-80000-people-in-a-squa...
- ahoy 3y agoAnd DC has wide streets & building height limits!
- trinovantes 3y agoAccording to this youtube video [1], some city blocks in Manhatten can reach up to 280k/km2 [1] https://youtu.be/y3XoUBzfXps?t=453 https://youtu.be/y3XoUBzfXps?t=453