Re:Mountain View approves 10,000 homes by Google's North Bay...
by seanmcdirmid on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @06:11AM
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HK and Singapore I get, but I didn’t find most parts of Tokyo to be very dense at all. More continuous low and mid-rise density (but not high rise density) levels like Europe.
Re:Mountain View approves 10,000 homes by Google's North Bay...
by bluGill on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @01:40PM
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If you want breathing space get out to real space. I own 8 acres in the middle of nowhere. Suburbs don't give you enough space to enjoy the rural lifestyle, but you are spread out too much to enjoy the advantages of living in the city.
Of course there are not that many affordable lots with land near any jobs.
Re:Mountain View approves 10,000 homes by Google's North Bay...
by ghaff on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @05:56PM
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I roll my eyes at a lot of the urban infatuation but I mostly agree. I've always felt that conventional suburbs brought together the worst of urban environments (you're in fairly close proximity with others) with the worst of rural living (you have to drive everywhere). I live in an exurb on a fair bit of land. If I were to live somewhere different it would probably be in a city or at least a town center of some sort.
Having lived and grown up in ultra-dense urban cities like Hongkong, Singapore and Tokyo, I very much prefer somewhere with a little more breathing space. Though not to the extent of American suburbs. The European cities are probably a good balance.