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I live in a similar neighbourhood (garages in the back with alley ways, and front porches) and there are a lot more kids playing then some neighbourhoods, but I

by giarc 12y ago

I live in a similar neighbourhood (garages in the back with alley ways, and front porches) and there are a lot more kids playing then some neighbourhoods, but I feel like that has more to do with the people than the built environment. As well, that mock up look likes incredibly dense, which I know they said is intentional. However I would rather see a move to larger yards than smaller. And I'm sure firefighters would agree with me.

ashark 12y ago
Smaller yards (and/or streets!) mean you're substantially closer to the park. And the pool. And the store. Everything, really. Big yards and wide streets are murder for walkability. [edit] second paragraph removed because I realized it was largely nonsensical.
brudgers 12y ago
Fire Departments tailor each station's equipment to the area it serves. They train their staff based on the situations they are likely to encounter. In a former life I worked alongside several of the people instrumental in developing NFPA 13R. Part of that development was that department's development of a fire hose nozzle "with a spear at the tip". It could be jambed through the roof of a wood framed structure from the exterior and spray water into the attic space without causing flashover. In recent years, many fire departments have focused their political efforts on requiring domestic fire sprinklers in new one and two family dwellings and the major US model code - International Residential Code - has required this in the last several editions. Multi-family dwellings have required sprinkler systems for at least a generation. Incidentally, the approximately 3000 fire deaths in dwellings pales in comparison to fatalities from falls (or for that matter self-inflicted gunshots or automobile collissions). Falling asleep while smoking is the most prevalent cause of a fatal fire in a dwelling.
- giarc 12y ago
  Interesting stuff but I was kind of referring to the fact that homes are so close together that when 1 house burns, the neighbours on each side burn as well.
- rogerbinns 12y ago
  The number of fires has been going down over time, although the number of firefighters haven't. They do have to be close enough to fires, so can't decline as much. The overall declines are however good from a quality of human life perspective. US Fire administration stats showing ~20% declines in the last decade: http://www.usfa.fema.gov/data/statistics/ http://www.usfa.fema.gov/data/statistics/ Firefighters don't fight fires "Over the past 35 years, the number of fires in the United States has fallen by more than 40% while the number of career firefighters has increased by more than 40%". Shows false alarms, medical calls etc. http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2012/07/firefighters-dont-fight-fires.html http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2012/07/fir... British analysis - Explaining the steep decline in the frequency of fires http://www.rationaloptimist.com/blog/explaining-the-steep-decline-in-the-frequency-of-fires.aspx http://www.rationaloptimist.com/blog/explaining-the-steep-de...

by giarc 12y ago

ashark 12y ago

Smaller yards (and/or streets!) mean you're substantially closer to the park. And the pool. And the store. Everything, really. Big yards and wide streets are murder for walkability. [edit] second paragraph removed because I realized it was largely nonsensical.

brudgers 12y ago

Fire Departments tailor each station's equipment to the area it serves. They train their staff based on the situations they are likely to encounter. In a former life I worked alongside several of the people instrumental in developing NFPA 13R. Part of that development was that department's development of a fire hose nozzle "with a spear at the tip". It could be jambed through the roof of a wood framed structure from the exterior and spray water into the attic space without causing flashover. In recent years, many fire departments have focused their political efforts on requiring domestic fire sprinklers in new one and two family dwellings and the major US model code - International Residential Code - has required this in the last several editions. Multi-family dwellings have required sprinkler systems for at least a generation. Incidentally, the approximately 3000 fire deaths in dwellings pales in comparison to fatalities from falls (or for that matter self-inflicted gunshots or automobile collissions). Falling asleep while smoking is the most prevalent cause of a fatal fire in a dwelling.

giarc 12y ago
Interesting stuff but I was kind of referring to the fact that homes are so close together that when 1 house burns, the neighbours on each side burn as well.
rogerbinns 12y ago
The number of fires has been going down over time, although the number of firefighters haven't. They do have to be close enough to fires, so can't decline as much. The overall declines are however good from a quality of human life perspective. US Fire administration stats showing ~20% declines in the last decade: http://www.usfa.fema.gov/data/statistics/ http://www.usfa.fema.gov/data/statistics/ Firefighters don't fight fires "Over the past 35 years, the number of fires in the United States has fallen by more than 40% while the number of career firefighters has increased by more than 40%". Shows false alarms, medical calls etc. http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2012/07/firefighters-dont-fight-fires.html http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2012/07/fir... British analysis - Explaining the steep decline in the frequency of fires http://www.rationaloptimist.com/blog/explaining-the-steep-decline-in-the-frequency-of-fires.aspx http://www.rationaloptimist.com/blog/explaining-the-steep-de...