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Except 100 small shops and restaurants can’t be supported by walk-only pedestrians unless you create super-ultra-dense residential. It’s really nice not to sha
by codexb 3y ago
Except 100 small shops and restaurants can’t be supported by walk-only pedestrians unless you create super-ultra-dense residential.
It’s really nice not to share walls with 4 different neighbors and be able to have a yard and let your kids play outside your house.
Residential density is worse in every way for most of the population.
- mint2 3y agoThat’s wrong. It’s true that areas planned around cars can’t support that number of small shops and restaurants. Actually nearby it’s the street with more car traffic that has the most empty store fronts because everyone hates walking on it. The main issue with the walkable cities is the housing is expensive. The reason for that is demand exceeds supply. People love the cities judging by the absurd house prices in them. It’s just that we don’t have enough of them. A main reason for that is single family zoning and parking minimums.