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Just gonna also say the current US zoning laws are batty when it comes to sustainability. You shouldn’t segment commercial and residential zones and suburbia i
by kd913 3y ago
Just gonna also say the current US zoning laws are batty when it comes to sustainability.
You shouldn’t segment commercial and residential zones and suburbia in general is a massive disaster.
You want sustainable cities, you need high dense walkable cities with commercial spaces embedded.
Sure move the giant factories somewhere else, but we shouldn’t oppose small scale sustainable businesses being embedded in residential zones.
https://youtu.be/bnKIVX968PQ?feature=shared https://youtu.be/bnKIVX968PQ?feature=shared
- gndk 3y agoMixed-use is a whole different animal. This is more about short-term rentals like AirBnb or empty second/n-th homes. These create a shortage on the housing market for the local workforce. Not much benefit in having walkable communities if most of the workforce has to commute in for an hour.
- pdonis 3y ago> we shouldn’t oppose small scale sustainable businesses being embedded in residential zones. In at least some areas of the US I have seen a move in the last ten years or so towards doing this in what would otherwise be typical suburban developments. Maybe that will spread.