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> It checks the boxes of daily life, but the people living through it feel alienated from their community with these single-purpose urban areas. these rules ex
by red-iron-pine 4mo ago
> It checks the boxes of daily life, but the people living through it feel alienated from their community with these single-purpose urban areas.
these rules exist for good reason -- regs are written in blood -- and ware why your air and water are cleaner than ever: you're not right next to the places where they're leaching into the ground.
one of the original zoning rules was after a giant tank of hot molasses exploded and killed 12 people, burying a chunk of Boston in sticky-sweet tar. people were sitting at home minding their own business before being scalded and drowning in poorly stored food product. and that ain't got nothin on industrial toxins...
- FinnLobsien 4mo agoI think there's a big difference between putting people's houses next to the local paint factory and saying that you could have mixed-use neighborhoods where you have local businesses and recreational activities close to where you live vs. needing to go to the designated area for it. I'm not arguing for zero zoning laws, but I'm saying that much of modernist urban planning primarily benefits the planner.