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Re:A Berlin Borough Buying Out Private Landlords by 3pt14159 on Sunday September 10, 2017 @01:30PM (#15213228)
I want to kickstarter a city in Canada. Something along the major fiber lines somewhere nice and fun and pretty. Probably either between Toronto and Ottawa or somewhere out in BC.

Pre-plan things like fiber to every home, smart measures to promote walking / biking, and promote reasonable density (3 to 5 storeys as the default height). Have cool things like a free regular bus to natural areas where people can swim or hike (cheaper than building olympic size pools, no?). Very strict building standards for things like building materials and sustainability. No suburbia or aboveground highways.

Re:A Berlin Borough Buying Out Private Landlords by gruez on Sunday September 10, 2017 @01:52PM (#15213336)
>Have cool things like a free regular bus to natural areas where people can swim or hike (cheaper than building olympic size pools, no?).

If this is in Canada, wouldn't the water be cold for most of the year? An indoor Olympic pool works year round.

Re:A Berlin Borough Buying Out Private Landlords by 3pt14159 on Sunday September 10, 2017 @02:04PM (#15213401)
Sure, but in the winter the bus could go to a ski resort or hiking trails. We still have outdoor olympic pools.