Good stuff from @humantransit on airport transit access:http://humantransit.org/2016/03/keys-to-great-airport-transit.html …
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Think about how many people go in and out of a given house during a normal day--now compare to the number that go in and out of a given convenience store.
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How many houses do you need before you hit the same amount of foot traffic as a 7-11? How many houses to match the foot traffic of a department store, a florist, 2 electronics stores, a liquor store, 3 banks, 8 cafes, a dozen restaurants, and a few more, all w/in a 1/4mi radius?
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Unfortunately, it is residential density (and residential issues in general) which dominates the conversation for American urbanists. Commerce in general is a blind spot, except for perfunctory allocations of "commercial space" in ground floors of large condo/apt developments.
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In a way, the obsession with residential density is a consequence and manifestation of the overarching obsession with "transit for the 9-5 weekday commute," which routinely fucks over people who work part time, or on weekends, or need to run midday errands, etc...
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As I was saying! certainly more detached than...pic.twitter.com/36tFu7IRrv
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I think--given the (entirely justified) attachment Americans seem to have to detached houses, without neighbors on the other side of a wall or ceiling, it's best for urbanists to focus on the possibilities that they allow
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