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Mostly urban density ideas were incompatible with green space in the decades prior. The more you want to fit people to "lower" rent, the less you can allocate f
by agumonkey 2y ago
Mostly urban density ideas were incompatible with green space in the decades prior. The more you want to fit people to "lower" rent, the less you can allocate for grass or trees.
- wongarsu 2y agoI don't know. When thinking about "urban density in decades prior" the first thing that comes to my mind are the "commie blocks" of the 50s-80s. The thinking of those often explicitly included green space: put people in denser higher buildings and you have space for green spaces in between. The execution wasn't always stellar, but it was in no way incompatible with trees.
- agumonkey 2y agoThere were a lot of open spaces in the 60s and 70s, but over the years, "every" space has been converted into utility or new buildings.
- kjkjadksj 2y agoI think you misunderstand the commie block. The entire greenspace is part of the property as well. See peter cooper village in nyc.
- agumonkey 2y agoThings like Cooper village seems to be the exception where I live.
- kjkjadksj 2y agoThose projects are common all over the eastern US at least. Western US made them more squat generally a couple stories, but about as much green space surrounding the property. Not often as many trees but the children play outside and leave bikes and toys across the property.
- Klaster_1 2y agoDuring summers, old commieblocks in my neighborhood look like ships in a sea of trees. High density and lots of greenery can coexist.
- agumonkey 2y agoWould you mind sharing your location (even vaguely) ? or maybe another place with similar architecture if you prefer.
- Klaster_1 2y agoFeel free to check out the whole neighborhood and courtyards between the buildings: https://www.google.com/maps/@56.0184683,92.8469346,3a,75y,173.67h,88.24t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1s5mlqvTtO8GGH8lV5d6u3eA!2e0!5s20180701T000000!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3D5mlqvTtO8GGH8lV5d6u3eA%26cb_client%3Dsearch.revgeo_and_fetch.gps%26w%3D96%26h%3D64%26yaw%3D333.24832%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656?coh=205409&entry=ttu https://www.google.com/maps/@56.0184683,92.8469346,3a,75y,17...