04-26-2022, 12:03 PM
(04-25-2022, 10:56 PM)Kodra24 Wrote:(04-25-2022, 08:08 PM)nms Wrote: Europeans tolerate smaller living spaces as there is a proliferation of "third spaces" that have become an integral part of their urban fabric. This includes things like pubs, cafés, public parks and public squares. Has anywhere in Canada caught up to creating local spaces where it is expected that the general public would hang out for long periods of the day without being asked to move along?
I think the issue is time - we have less time to socialize, whether that is an extended lunch or lack of vacation days/time off compared to Europeans
I think though this is because we privatized third spaces. Europe made public vast lands originally set aside for their various nobilities and those were centrally located to major city centres. I think of Berlin and the Monbijoupark, a former palace grounds that became a public amenity. Where as it feels like here it is about "going to the mall" or a coffee shop. We have parks but honestly they are pretty outdated and we don't do a lot to build attractions at them.