Barcelona-style “superblocks” could make cities greener and less car-centric

Re:Barcelona-style “superblocks” could make cities greener a... by lmm on Thursday October 20, 2022 @06:43PM (#33281782)

It's the idea of both at once that's implausible. Making it more walkable would gentrify it and raise rents? Sure, I can see that. But the idea that this would also somehow increase crime? Pedestrians are much more able to see or intervene in a crime than drivers are.

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Re:Barcelona-style “superblocks” could make cities greener a... by TEP_Kim_Il_Sung on Thursday October 20, 2022 @07:34PM (#33282266)

I wonder if using tools like https://communitycrimemap.com would help with city design. Just off the glances I've made: Most crimes happen in easily accessible areas with clear getaway routes, almost no crimes happen at the center cul de sac of a neighbourhood.

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Re:Barcelona-style “superblocks” could make cities greener a... by lazyasciiart on Thursday October 20, 2022 @08:47PM (#33282792)

Sounds like an explanation there - pedestrians see and are involved with more crime, reported crime rates go up?

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Re:Barcelona-style “superblocks” could make cities greener a... by weberer on Friday October 21, 2022 @07:05AM (#33286738)

Crime does tend to increase with population density.

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Re:Barcelona-style “superblocks” could make cities greener a... by pessimizer on Friday October 21, 2022 @12:09PM (#33289594)

Muggers and burglars travel to gentrified neighborhoods to work, because it's a completely rational thing to do.

> Pedestrians are much more able to see or intervene in a crime than drivers are.

Pedestrians are easier to watch and carefully evaluate, also, and will not always be around; you can follow a target and wait until they are safe to rob. People in cars are a mystery, and near active streets a constant one.

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