While the Fascists were building monumental structures in Italy, the Nazis were doing the same in Germany, the Communists in Russia, and the Democrats in the United States. Everyone wanted to demonstrate the power/possibility/potential of the state — in the wake of the Great Depression. The structures, though representing different political systems, were eerily similar.
Read More1/4-acre lots and larger only support on-demand transit service and/or taxis.
1/8-acre lots and 1-story apartments support sporadic transit service.
3-story row houses are required to support frequent transit.
4 and 5-stories apartments are required for systemic transit (transit is the prevailing mode).
There is unrest in the city
There is trouble with the streets
For the walkers want more comfort
And the cyclers ignore their pleas.
Brooklyn’s density was 39,438 people per square mile in 2020. Saratoga Springs was 1,015, a multiple of 39. Parking partially explains this.
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The way we build communities in 2026 force us to drink and drive. We need to stop it.Travel like a local!
Find restaurants that are not in the tourist area which don’t have a lot of English on the menu.
You can see a lot of a city taking the bus, tram, or street car.
Let’s address traffic safety in urban planning/design – before there is a problem that needs a countermeasure.
Relax zoning so that property owners can realize higher returns via density.
Relax parking requirements so that the development is spatially smaller.
Organic development is not gentrification, it is investment.The paths, lots, and blocks on Wards Island are illustrative of a pedestrian-oriented community. It is intimate and walking-scale. It clearly developed organically.
The lots and blocks on Algonquin Island are more standardized, and the paths are wider and straighter. Yet the lack of wide, curbed streets and driveways illustrate how one can have an auto-free neighborhood within a standard structure.
Streets carry the infrastructure of the city. In the transportation world, streets are seen largely as mobility networks. 3-in-1 streets opens the possibility to explore systemwide interventions.
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