Re:Boeing’s Flying Car Has Taken Off
by nwah1 on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @03:18PM
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Walkability, density, and population are all distinct features of an urban setting. You could have a highly zoned, non-walkable city that is very dense. You could have a lightly populated city that is not walkable because of sprawl (see: all the countless cities defined by "stroads").
Sprawl occurs as a result of tax policy, transportation infrastructure, zoning, and other factors.
One could envision a version of LA with less vacant lots, less surface-level or curbside parking, less single-story fast food franchises, etc. One could envision an LA with an efficient transportation like Hong Kong.
It is completely possible to achieve livability with a high population and high density. Indeed, that generally will correlate with more cool stuff to do.
Reducing population would by no means necessarily lead to walkability or livability.
Sprawl occurs as a result of tax policy, transportation infrastructure, zoning, and other factors.
One could envision a version of LA with less vacant lots, less surface-level or curbside parking, less single-story fast food franchises, etc. One could envision an LA with an efficient transportation like Hong Kong.
It is completely possible to achieve livability with a high population and high density. Indeed, that generally will correlate with more cool stuff to do.
Reducing population would by no means necessarily lead to walkability or livability.