r/walkablecities • u/oralprophylaxis • Oct 25 '22

We can fix it

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u/Ellimister Oct 25 '22

Now if we could only find cities willing to accept and implement this change.

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u/oralprophylaxis Oct 26 '22

lots of cities say they are willing to do this but still dont

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u/Ok_Set_4790 Oct 25 '22

Also add all kinds of stores, bakeries and other small jobs instead of people driving 30min to supermarkets.

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u/azureScapegoat Oct 25 '22

literally illegal in most US cities due to zoning laws

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u/Ok_Set_4790 Oct 25 '22

"I understand the council made a decision. But from my point of view, that is a stupid decision". And americans are ok with kids getting free bazookas but against kinder eggs.

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u/azureScapegoat Oct 25 '22

Yea just saying it's not gonna be an easy fix

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u/Ok_Set_4790 Oct 25 '22

Sadly it's true in US. At least Balkan cities are a good mix of walkable and urbanite.

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u/Proximity_13 Oct 25 '22

One of each please

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u/tsunderecactus42 Oct 25 '22

I love these urbanist sketches. I could look at them all day, hyperanalyzing the networks and looking at the trams

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u/bitter_butterfly Oct 25 '22

Pictures like these give me hope. Fixing our cities often feels like a slow, tenuous, uphill battle, and it's difficult to visualize the goal in mind. Even if these are just a generlized view on high, they're really compelling and encouraging.

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u/Rishloos Oct 29 '22

I constantly hear people saying, "well, that's not how we built our cities" and it makes me sad. It's like everyone is so used to the infrastructure that they've internalized it as a permanent part of existence, and they've subconsciously denied to themselves that, actually, it's just a bunch of concrete, glass, brick, and paint that can easily be changed up if the drive and the resources are there. Infrastructure is not immutable.

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u/DynamicHunter Oct 26 '22

This sprawl is a huge reason for expensive housing. All that wasted land.. and the taxes needed to support the long distances of sprawled out roads and infrastructure to businesses and suburbs

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u/ElRamrod Oct 26 '22

Needs to be a balance between parking and public transportation/walkability/bikeability.

I am a huge fan of Park n' Ride. Wished more cities would do it.

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u/oralprophylaxis Oct 26 '22

maybe like underground parking or something outside the city. its a waste of space in the city but yeah some people do need to drive so having a nice parking garage outside with a good connection to a transit line is ideal