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LA suburbs are not an example of no planning!
by astrange 3y ago
LA suburbs are not an example of no planning!
- easyThrowaway 3y agoAt this point I feel we're arguing a no true scotsman fallacy. Care to point a good example of "unplanned" urban environment with an excellent quality of life for _all_ of its occupants? Outside of, dunno, some exceptionally small villages in the Swiss alps or northern parts of Scandinavia (which are basically unchanged since the middle ages), I can't think of any.
- astrange 3y agoTokyo is the usual example. (Of course, it has a planned road network too.) American suburbs are just about the most planned things in the world though. Try building an apartment there - you can't do it. They would never exist if it wasn't for artificial zoning laws. Gotta read Strong Towns.