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Has there ever been a successful city built from scratch? I feel like organic growth is the only way, unless you can force people to move there. This example a
by dntrkv 3y ago
Has there ever been a successful city built from scratch? I feel like organic growth is the only way, unless you can force people to move there.
This example always jumps to mind: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_City,_California https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_City,_California
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- tjmc 3y agoAustralia’s capital city Canberra was planned and built roughly halfway between Sydney and Melbourne. Turned out ok
- defrost 3y agoOk, if you really like circles, kangaroos, bush fires, public servants, politicians, and occassional access to ski fields. But yeah, it's a decent example of a planned city.
- shawndrost 3y agoDid you know Irvine, CA (now 300k people) was a planned community? It postdates UC Irvine and was incorporated in 1971. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvine_Company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvine_Company
- 8f2ab37a-ed6c 3y agohttps://www.irvinestandard.com/2022/americas-safest-city-for-17th-straight-year/ https://www.irvinestandard.com/2022/americas-safest-city-for... - allegedly the safest city of its size in the US
- jelliclesfarm 3y agoMilton Keynes, UK https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Keynes https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Keynes
- ramblenode 3y agoMany colonial cities and capital cities were basically built from scratch and populated by settlers. The Romans got quite good at this. "List of purpose-built national capitals" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_purpose-built_national_capitals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_purpose-built_national...