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> Because it’s nice to have practically every amenity possible in easy walking distance I.e 5-10 minutes walk. It might be "nice", but it's not possible withou

by anamax 3y ago

> Because it’s nice to have practically every amenity possible in easy walking distance I.e 5-10 minutes walk. It might be "nice", but it's not possible without a very restricted definition of "every amenity" and even then there's an assumption that amenities are fungible and you're ignoring efficiency. If there's a grocery store every five minute walk, it's relatively small, which means that it has a crap selection AND it's expensive to run because it doesn't have any economies of scale. (Compare NYC's bodegas with even a crap Walmart and god help you if you're not the dominant community near your bodega.) The number of places to eat/drink within a five minute walk is limited and/or they're tiny. Again, crap selection and no economies of scale. Then consider our musician friends. Do you really think that NYC supports enough instrument stores to have one, let alone a good one, every five minute walk? (Remember, you need guitars, flutes, pianos, etc.) And, musicians aren't special here - the same is true of any interest, such as books.

snake_doc 3y ago
You clearly have never lived in convenient (but high costs) parts of Manhattan. A 10min walk/transit window can span 20-40 city blocks depending on the location and transit options. All of your assertions are plain wrong.
- anamax 3y ago
  > A 10min walk/transit window Move those goal posts. The original claim was "easy walking distance I.e 5-10 minutes walk." > can span 20-40 city blocks 20 NYC blocks is a mile, which is 20 minutes walking. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/average-walking-speed https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/average-walking-sp... > convenient (but high costs) parts of Manhattan. If it's so efficient and/or desirable, why only a fraction of NYC? The answer is that those areas are a luxury good, with, as you put it, "high cost". Note that the streets, which is the whole of "planning for autos", don't have any effect on what's in the streetfronts. And, since the high cost areas were also "planned for autos" ...
  - noobermin 3y ago
    >If it's so efficient and/or desirable, why only a fraction of NYC? You are misinformed. It is only part of NYC and rare in other cities across the US because of the planning which generally supports cars, including rules like the article, parking minimums. That makes it a luxury good. Build more walkable areas then it won't be a luxury anymore.
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by anamax 3y ago

snake_doc 3y ago

You clearly have never lived in convenient (but high costs) parts of Manhattan. A 10min walk/transit window can span 20-40 city blocks depending on the location and transit options. All of your assertions are plain wrong.

anamax 3y ago
> A 10min walk/transit window Move those goal posts. The original claim was "easy walking distance I.e 5-10 minutes walk." > can span 20-40 city blocks 20 NYC blocks is a mile, which is 20 minutes walking. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/average-walking-speed https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/average-walking-sp... > convenient (but high costs) parts of Manhattan. If it's so efficient and/or desirable, why only a fraction of NYC? The answer is that those areas are a luxury good, with, as you put it, "high cost". Note that the streets, which is the whole of "planning for autos", don't have any effect on what's in the streetfronts. And, since the high cost areas were also "planned for autos" ...
- noobermin 3y ago
  >If it's so efficient and/or desirable, why only a fraction of NYC? You are misinformed. It is only part of NYC and rare in other cities across the US because of the planning which generally supports cars, including rules like the article, parking minimums. That makes it a luxury good. Build more walkable areas then it won't be a luxury anymore.

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