The future is dense, walkable cities.

[TrailerHitch]

Ok, but then how would you live your “rural” life if you’re left alone?

Pretty easily actually.

How would you live your city life without rural farmers feeding you?

 

[Chernosoth]

Johnny Sanphillippo is a San Francisco housecleaner and landlord. He has been writing about everything from home cooking to urban planning for 10 years. His current blog is Granola Shotgun. There are plenty of articles there that would fit here, so maybe later I'll pick one.

 

[dmallord]

Your description doesn’t match the photos and descriptions on the website.

Awards: https://www.mackinacisland.org/awards/

What can I tell you - maybe its changed from early 70's? Still, it isn't very big and still only so much rock to see. It had a hotel and a gift shop. I clicked on the link - and laughed a bit - you know it's a tourist blurb, right?

I did enjoy the ride up the 'mitten' from one side to the other - beautiful coastlines - nice folks. Things were just beginning to bloom when I passed through.

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

Pretty easily actually.

How would you live your city life without rural farmers feeding you?

No it isn’t. You couldn’t get home without the public road.

 

[Fuzzy1975]

My point is it will never be a majority situation. It is an oddity.

It's not an oddity, it's now being built into cities by the Planners. The advent of the wide tire bikes makes it safe, and people seem to enjoy riding in -20 weather. *shakes my head at them*.

 

[MajorRewrite]

Honestly I don't give a fuck about the suburbs or the cities. Do whatever the hell you want there. Just stay out of our rural paradise and leave us and our way of life alone. We choose to be away from that noise and nonsense and nothing you do will convince us that city life is a better life.

That’s fine. Nobody is proposing to change rural areas.

In fact, typical suburban sprawl consumes large amounts of farmland every year, but compact development helps preserve farmland.

 

[TrailerHitch]

No it isn’t. You couldn’t get home without the public road.

This really is you clutching at straws to be relevant.

 

[BrightShinyGirl]

Measure HLA is predicted to pass with a 2/3 majority.

This is a significant victory for pedestrians!

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

This really is you clutching at straws to be relevant.

What straws? How much did the public road to take you to town cost taxpayers?
You brought up people leaving you alone to lead a rural life but you’re demanding other peoples’ money to do it.

 

[Shaglus_Ziegler]

You must work for the WEF.

 

[MajorRewrite]

You must work for the WEF.

Conspiracy lunatics are amusing.

 

[Shaglus_Ziegler]

Ignorant slobs aren't. Go do a rewrite major. you're a sheep! actually i like sheep. the amount of people with their eyes completely closed on this site is amazing!! you're one of the top. you'll go down in history... well, actually you won't. get a clue, and you're probably due for a booster. you still getting a donut with your shots? or was that just a one time deal. when something is free, you're the product.

 

[TrailerHitch]

What straws? How much did the public road to take you to town cost taxpayers?
You brought up people leaving you alone to lead a rural life but you’re demanding other peoples’ money to do it.

You're attempt to prove my tax dollars to pave and maintain those roads are meaningless and beneath even a major fuck head drone like you.

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

You're attempt to prove my tax dollars to pave and maintain those roads are meaningless and beneath even a major fuck head drone like you.

Then you should have no problem answering the question.
And just to clarify it isn’t only your tax dollars that pay for the road.

 

[TrailerHitch]

Then you should have no problem answering the question.
And just to clarify it isn’t only your tax dollars that pay for the road.

Oh really the taxes I pay don't go to maintain or build roads. How am I mystically and magically exempt from that in your idiotic scenario?

 

[Fuzzy1975]

you're a sheep! actually i like sheep.

I know why too, it's an easy lay for you...not as dangerous as cows, and easier to hold down than goats...

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

Oh really the taxes I pay don't go to maintain or build roads. How am I mystically and magically exempt from that in your idiotic scenario?

No one said anything close to that.
Still waiting on an answer.

 

[Shaglus_Ziegler]

I know why too, it's an easy lay for you...not as dangerous as cows, and easier to hold down than goats...

*chuckles* View attachment 2324965

 

[Fuzzy1975]

*chuckles* View attachment 2324965

Did you accidentally drop some acid today Shaggy? You're not even close to being on point. Then again, you never are.

 

[Shaglus_Ziegler]

Did you accidentally drop some acid today Shaggy? You're not even close to being on point. Then again, you never are.

I am the point you weasel!!! the parasite has enveloped whatever was left of your brain. are you a gelding?

 

[Fuzzy1975]

Did you accidentally drop some acid today Shaggy? You're not even close to being on point. Then again, you never are.

I am the point you weasel!!! the parasite has enveloped whatever was left of your brain. are you a gelding?

You could have just said "yes"

 

[Chernosoth]

The future US will definitely be more walkable, since it really can't be anything else. But it may not have many densely populated cities.

Most nations' birthrates are below replacement rate, including both American continents. We haven't officially passed the world population peak yet, but we will in the next few decades, maybe this decade. Unofficially, we may be at the peak now. From the peak, we will probably have a long decline to somewhere under a billion. With the farmers without fossil fuels becoming 90% of the population, the remaining 10% of a smaller population will be in fewer and smaller cities. Commuter rail may still be worth some investment to get a few decades of use, and later all the rails and train cars may be scrapped to make plows, pots, rifles, equestrian gear, etc.

 

[dmallord]

The future US will definitely be more walkable, since it really can't be anything else. But it may not have many densely populated cities.

Most nations' birthrates are below replacement rate, including both American continents. We haven't officially passed the world population peak yet, but we will in the next few decades, maybe this decade. Unofficially, we may be at the peak now. From the peak, we will probably have a long decline to somewhere under a billion. With the farmers without fossil fuels becoming 90% of the population, the remaining 10% of a smaller population will be in fewer and smaller cities. Commuter rail may still be worth some investment to get a few decades of use, and later all the rails and train cars may be scrapped to make plows, pots, rifles, equestrian gear, etc.

90% farmers, 10% city dwellers, declining birthrates

To get to that reversal level, it's going to take a whopping change from today's numbers. Most of our population works in services, and surprisingly, less than 21% work in Agriculture and Industry. To make those numbers work, most of our population loss would have to be in the Services portion—what a bad situation that would be.

Current USA population of 341,233,396 as of March 2024.

Agriculture 1.66% or 15.7 million people
Industry 19% or 64.8 million
Services e.g. Ed & Health 79% or 269 million people

 

[MajorRewrite]

90% farmers, 10% city dwellers, declining birthrates

To get to that reversal level, it's going to take a whopping change from today's numbers. Most of our population works in services, and surprisingly, less than 21% work in Agriculture and Industry. To make those numbers work, most of our population loss would have to be in the Services portion—what a bad situation that would be.

Current USA population of 341,233,396 as of March 2024.

Agriculture 1.66% or 15.7 million people
Industry 19% or 64.8 million
Services e.g. Ed & Health 79% or 269 million people

This forum improves substantially when you put people like Chernosoth on ignore. The difference is remarkable. So much less lunacy.

 

[MajorRewrite]

Storrs Center

A new town center for a place in Connecticut that never had one.

Now, Mansfield has Storrs Center, a bustling district of stores and services across from the university, including a town square and more than 600 apartments, townhouses, and condominiums.

Going from zero urbanism to five stories with ground-floor retail is a radical transition, but Mansfield had a pent-up demand for a walkable center. The Town Square is an important public space for the town and hosts events like Winter Fun Week, Storrs Center Stroll, and the Celebrate Mansfield Festival—the latter began in 2004 in anticipation of the town square being built. In 2014, the festival moved to the actual square—once it was completed.

https://www.cnu.org/sites/default/files/Festival1_%23thisisCNU.jpg

With human-scale streets winding around pre-existing businesses fronting the state highway, Storrs Center is essentially suburban retrofit.