The future is dense, walkable cities.

[TrailerHitch]

Storrs Center

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

LOL! Living at the Mall!

 

[MajorRewrite]

LOL! Living at the Mall!

In no way is that a mall. Did you forget your tinfoil cap again?

 

[TrailerHitch]

In no way is that a mall. Did you forget your tinfoil cap again?

Okay, not a classic mall, but you are living in the business district. If that's your thing rock on, I'm sure those apartments are "very" affordable. No privacy, constant street noise, and people always around. May sound like heaven to you, pretty close to hell to me. But to each their own.

 

[Chernosoth]

Most of the infrastructure of the US is at the end of its service life. NYC may be the most severe example, with utilities buried, layered, and densely packed under skyscrapers and subway tunnels. Demolishing the whole city may be necessary to replace leaky pipes and save water. We don't have the resources to build all new infrastructure at the same scale and quality. Repair cost will be a factor in many cities becoming abandoned.

 

[MajorRewrite]

Most of the infrastructure of the US is at the end of its service life. NYC may be the most severe example, with utilities buried, layered, and densely packed under skyscrapers and subway tunnels. Demolishing the whole city may be necessary to replace leaky pipes and save water. We don't have the resources to build all new infrastructure at the same scale and quality. Repair cost will be a factor in many cities becoming abandoned.

Nonsense. Cities and towns are old, and they’ve been through the cycle of building and replacing water and sewer pipes many times. It’s not a big deal.

Water and sewer systems have their own revenue streams from user fees. They use that money to maintain and replace the system as needed.

I apologize for bursting another of your weird apocalyptic balloons.

 

[wizzard426]

Now then......what if someone doesn't live in a shitty. Are you going to try and make us move there?

I saw where san franshitco has an ap for avoiding where someone has shit on the sidewalk.

Ha! A trend!

You never have to go far when you can go anywhere!

 

[BrightShinyGirl]

Now then......what if someone doesn't live in a shitty. Are you going to try and make us move there?

I saw where san franshitco has an ap for avoiding where someone has shit on the sidewalk.

Ha! A trend!

You never have to go far when you can go anywhere!

If you don’t want to live in a city, stay in the country. Just mind your own business and stop telling city people what to do.

 

[TrailerHitch]

If you don’t want to live in a city, stay in the country. Just mind your own business and stop telling city people what to do.

Sadly it's usually the other way around with city people sticking their noses in our lives. You know that's true but it upsets your fantasy world.

 

[BrightShinyGirl]

Sadly it's usually the other way around with city people sticking their noses in our lives. You know that's true but it upsets your fantasy world.

This thread is about building more walkable cities. Why are you posting in it?

 

[MajorRewrite]

The street network is probably the most important determinant of the ability to walk or bike around a community, but most places allow developers to build isolated subdivisions that don’t connect intelligently with the other subdivisions surrounding them.

Smart communities lay out a street grid that developers must adhere to. Streets are public space so it’s only logical for the city to design them.

The new Bastrop Building Block Code (B3) requires a street grid for new development in the growing Texas city of nearly 10,000 residents, located about 30 miles from Austin. Since B3’s adoption in November of 2019, multiple creative and innovative projects have used the code, which was recognized this year by CNU’s twentieth annual Charter Awards.

The code focuses on the most essential elements of city building, using limited regulations to promote timeless, adaptable places that respond to the natural environment. Fiscal sustainability is also a key goal of the code.

“This is a great version of a ‘smart code,’ with enormous flexibility to do a good job,” says urban designer Geoff Dyer, who chaired this year’s Charter Awards jury. “And the code does a great job of eliminating the bad stuff.

https://www.cnu.org/what-we-do/build-great-places/bastrop-building-block-code

 

[wizzard426]

If you don’t want to live in a city, stay in the country. Just mind your own business and stop telling city people what to do.

Just how am I telling shitty people what to do?

You know. The high crime, the failed schools, corrupt politicians, crumbling infrastructure.

That you demand country folks to fund.

Sounds like if you know what's good for you you'll leave us country folks alone

 

[goldytheGoldfish]

Just how am I telling shitty people what to do?

https://forum.literotica.com/threads/where-bus-go.1606234/

 

[goldytheGoldfish]

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.

https://www.granolashotgun.com/granolashotguncom/the-kitchens-of-distinction

 

[BrightShinyGirl]

Just how am I telling shitty people what to do?

You know. The high crime, the failed schools, corrupt politicians, crumbling infrastructure.

That you demand country folks to fund.

Sounds like if you know what's good for you you'll leave us country folks alone

The flow of cash goes the other way. The rural tax base is too small to fund their infrastructure. The roads country people drive on, the power lines they use—they’re all subsidized by city dwellers.

 

[wizzard426]

The flow of cash goes the other way. The rural tax base is too small to fund their infrastructure. The roads country people drive on, the power lines they use—they’re all subsidized by city dwellers.

then the IRS has it all wrong by demanding my money every quarter. What's up with that?

 

[goldytheGoldfish]

This is why BSG's dream of public transit doesn't work in cities dominated by the lawless constituencies of the Democrat party:

• AMERICAN NEWS
• Mar 3, 2024

NYC transit system sees massive increase in murder, violence since 2020​

The three murders so far this year mean that the city is already on track to surpass last year's total in subway killings.


https://mr.cdn.ignitecdn.com/client_assets/thepostmillennial_com/media/picture/65e4/d948/95ee/550e/b749/c972/original_Untitled_design_-_2024-03-03T121037.622.jpg?1709496648

Katie DaviscourtSeattle WA
Mar 3, 2024


Data shows that more people have been killed on New York City's subway transit system since the start of 2020 than in the 15 years prior.

The New York Police Department has raised alarming concerns about the upward trend after the start of 2024 kicked off with historic violent crime rates on the Big Apple's subway systems. This despite an increase in officer staffing and surveillance measures on the city's transit system, which had been implemented in an attempt to deter criminal activity.

Since the start of 2020, records show that NYPD recorded 32 murders in subway trains and stations. To compare, the department recorded a total of 31 murders between 2005 and 2019.

This year is already off to a bad start, with three recorded subway murders since February. In 2023, there were a total of five subway murders recorded. The three murders so far this year mean that the city is already on track to surpass last year's total in subway killings.

More here: https://thepostmillennial.com/nyc-t...murder-violence-since-2020?utm_campaign=64487

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/n...ubway-in-crime-crackdown-governor/ar-BB1jr6uy
"New York National Guard troops and New York State Police troopers will be deployed into the subway system to help riders feel safe after a spike in transit crime, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday."

 

[BrightShinyGirl]

then the IRS has it all wrong by demanding my money every quarter. What's up with that?

Everyone is expected to pay their fare share, but on average, people in the country take out more than they pay in.

 

[goldytheGoldfish]

https://forum.literotica.com/threads/where-bus-go.1606234/

 

[wizzard426]

Oh. So I need to make a profit so that it's taxed and you get your "fair share" of what I've earned.

Bad news, pixiegirl. No profit last year. This year was nil and next year ain't looking to good either

Now how will you get your free shit?

 

[goldytheGoldfish]

I'm just extending your logic about mass transit to cars.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extrapolation

 

[goldytheGoldfish]

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[BrightShinyGirl]

Oh. So I need to make a profit so that it's taxed and you get your "fair share" of what I've earned.

Bad news, pixiegirl. No profit last year. This year was nil and next year ain't looking to good either

Now how will you get your free shit?

I live in a city and pay taxes.

 

[wizzard426]

I live in a city and pay taxes.

Awesome! Now then, anytime YOU believe that the governman needs more money then YOU should feel free to donate!

 

[Chernosoth]

Everyone is expected to pay their fare share, but on average, people in the country take out more than they pay in.

They grow the food we eat. That will be more important as we lose the imports. Food prices will rise steeply as monocropping fails and more farmers start more labor intensive and small scale organic farming.

 

[IrezumiKiss]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1766917834557587564