09-08-2020, 01:50 PM
(09-08-2020, 12:10 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: Reminds me of this idiotic monstrosity at the edge of London:
https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.0143071,-...312!8i6656
The problem, IMO is not the location, but the failure to plan a community, there aren't even sidewalks...not only does this reinforce car dependency, it creates a safety issue, we've already seen one death on Highland Rd. as a direct result of the failure to have sidewalks, this just creates another 30 years of the same situation.
Basically, the city should actually plan communities including pedestrian, transit, etc. all present from day 1, they shouldn't be allowed to build a housing (of any type), without the right infra.
I was going to say that bit of Britain looks very Canadian — then I clued in which London you meant.
Somehow, they’ve managed to build fairly high density housing in a way such that even if every other plot of land in the area is similarly developed it will still be hard to walk almost anywhere.
I’m actually OK with building stuff that seems out of place at first; but it should allow for nearby development to be easily walkable from it, and have a long-term direction that is much more friendly to non-motorists.