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> Maybe cities could extend outwards instead of making existing BY hellishly dense? This is what we have been doing. It's not working > What about the investm
by scarby2 2y ago
> Maybe cities could extend outwards instead of making existing BY hellishly dense?
This is what we have been doing. It's not working
> What about the investment in the house and the quality of life of those having the BY?
As the neighborhood gets more dense you'll probably hit a point where the value of your land gets to a point where you can move somewhere slightly out of the city and have a chunk of money in your pocket.
> hellishly dense?
I dont see why you equate density with hellishness, with density comes more services, entertainment options, (ideally transit options) and unless you sell your land is still your land. And generally we're not talking about turning your suburban neighborhood into Manhattan usually more something akin to a european neighborhood.
- roenxi 2y agoOn the density point - the natural observation is that most people tend to live in high density areas, because that is where most of the housing is. It is possible to have "hellish" density (the worst of a slum somewhere like Hong Kong), but most of the time dense living is simply the standard human option.
- bobthepanda 2y agoYou don’t even have to densify that much. This is a street in Queens, the fourth densest county in the US. https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZyaWEUwgwCCCrdks9?g_st=ic https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZyaWEUwgwCCCrdks9?g_st=ic You’ve still got trees, yards, and single family homes.