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.
City grids, like any construct, do not presage success, they merely set the stage for it. Consider the garden as analogy. The grid of a garden is soil, water and sun. With this gardens can flourish. Without it, nothing will grow. Similarly, grids create the conditions for cities to succeed. Without a good grid, cities flounder.
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The Fairmount neighborhood in Ft Worth, known for the wonderfully renovated historic homes, has special streets. They form a tight grid of short blocks which endear itself to finding new and interesting routes. The many T-intersections and narrow street widths keep racing drivers at bay. Fairmount has many lessons for those creating 15-minute neighborhoods.
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This blog documents a summer resort community in New York known as Thousand Island Park. It was founded 145 years ago, before the onslaught of the automobile, and has largely been able to evade motordom’s makeover. In addition to being a delightful way to summer, it is also an ideal locale to explore the street grid and street design details that inspire city makeovers.
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