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Accessible, quiet, street level light rail complements wide, highly walkable sidewalks for traffic calming and pedestrian safety.
Mixed-use buildings create round the clock street life; efficient use of land compared to office districts abandoned after 5pm, and shorten the average commute.
Timber framing and stone dampen ambient sound and insulate for a lower energy footprint than greenhouse-towers.
Closely spacing allows density rivalling Manhattan without creating shadow canyons or requiring deep setbacks.
Iconic architecture lasts for centuries with repairs, further lowering footprint compared to fast-fashion architecture demolished and reconstructed every few decades. Reduces pollution, debris, noise, and construction traffic.
Inner courtyards provide semi-private, passively surveilled space, made even safer by neighbor-familiarity and cultural unity.
Seems like a much nicer place to live than some rootless cosmopolitan hive.
Mixed-use buildings create round the clock street life; efficient use of land compared to office districts abandoned after 5pm, and shorten the average commute.
Timber framing and stone dampen ambient sound and insulate for a lower energy footprint than greenhouse-towers.
Closely spacing allows density rivalling Manhattan without creating shadow canyons or requiring deep setbacks.
Iconic architecture lasts for centuries with repairs, further lowering footprint compared to fast-fashion architecture demolished and reconstructed every few decades. Reduces pollution, debris, noise, and construction traffic.
Inner courtyards provide semi-private, passively surveilled space, made even safer by neighbor-familiarity and cultural unity.
Seems like a much nicer place to live than some rootless cosmopolitan hive.
