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I'll acknowledge, none will be as walkable as your example or other places. But I gave you a few neighborhoods, you looked at the most expensive and criticized
by vel0city 3y ago
I'll acknowledge, none will be as walkable as your example or other places. But I gave you a few neighborhoods, you looked at the most expensive and criticized it for it's cost for owning a luxury townhouse while ignoring the more affordable rental options. Lots aren't necessarily walkable, but definitely very bikeable. All the bus and light rail lines have bike racks so transit + bike really opens up the city. Lots of bike paths separated from the main roads connect through. I should know, I lived it for a while. And I wasn't living in a $600k house. I'd ride my bike from my decently affordable apartment to my software job and college classes, ride my bike to restaurants and shops in the neighborhood, connect with transit to Deep Ellum, Uptown, and Downtown Plano.
I have not been against your suggestion, I've said I'm for things like that. I totally agree parking minimums need to go away. I agree zoning should make it easy to add multi-family housing, and I wish there were more apartments/condos to own instead of just rentals. I like the DART is expanding and I hope to continue to see better service over time.
However, if you really think only 25% of the people in the suburbs want them this way, you're not talking to the people living there. And they don't just want suburbs because they're racists, which I feel like you're implying by constantly bringing it up. FWIW, Richardson is less white than the national average.