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diff --git a/notes/build_towns.md b/notes/build_towns.md index d4a4d7e..21aa638 100644 --- a/notes/build_towns.md +++ b/notes/build_towns.md @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Examples of car ownership in PDLC What would this town look like? I imagine like a lot of the old downtowns of other Ontario towns. PDLC doesn't really have huge condo towers with 100s of units. Most buildings are small 3-5 story buildings with typically one whole unit per floor. There are a few towers, but were talking about 10s of towers among a couple thousand low rise buildings. You'll also see that most businesses are in the same buildings just occupying the street level part. There are a few commercial only buildings, but the vast majority of buildings are both residential and commercial. I think if we could replicate these design throughout the whole town without building low density "suburbs" with detached single family homes we could keep the whole town walkable and fit it in the 0.5 sqkm². After all if they could do it in Spain why can't we do it here in Canada? -At the end of the day this is all fantasy, but it feels more realistic that I thought possible. Sadly I don't even have 5000 friends on facebook, let alone how to become a developer, how to build roads, water treatment, infrastructure and housing. But it was interesting to think about. I suspect if you found the right land, and enough people we could be building affordable housing in Canada in the range of ~$350k per house by just building a dense town. Maybe people would even want to live there? +At the end of the day this is all fantasy, but it feels more realistic that I thought possible. Sadly I don't even have 5000 friends on facebook, let alone know how to become a developer, how to build roads, water treatment, infrastructure and housing. But it was interesting to think about. I suspect if you found the right land, and enough people we could be building affordable housing in Canada in the range of ~$350k per house by just building a dense town. Maybe people would even want to live there? P.S. If you know of a walkable town or neighbourhood somewhere in this area, please tell me about it! You can reach me by [e-mail](mailto:lucas.fryzek@fryzekconcepts.com) or [mastodon](https://mastodon.social/@hazematman). Bonus points if: |