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It's quite ironic that they focus so much on medium-density pre-WWII buildings - that's probably some of the most efficient housing around! It was constructed b
by crote 3y ago
It's quite ironic that they focus so much on medium-density pre-WWII buildings - that's probably some of the most efficient housing around! It was constructed before cars became common, so it's mixed-use zoning designed around walkability and public transport. Those rows of 5-story brownstones are pretty much the density sweet spot.
If you want to change things, start by rezoning the post-WWII single-story / two-story detached housing suburban hellscape. That's where you can make a real difference.
- woodruffw 3y agoWell said. I was struggling to identify why this article felt short-sighted to me, and this is it: NYC has massive neighborhoods that could be rezoned into blocks of rowhouses, but are simply ignored because the subway doesn't reach them. If we're serious about building a dense New York that people want to live in for the next 500 years, then we should probably be looking at building another half dozen subway lines into Southern Brooklyn and Eastern Queens.