In America to create a "mixed use" development we literally need to invent a new zone for it; in Japan it's a matter of course
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the aesthetics of mixed uses weren't a part of my initial thread, but a topic you brought up in reply to it
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plenty of places in America are mixed use
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as you would expect, since (like I said) you can't have a city without them
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they exist in one of two ways: either they predate zoning law (1920s) and were grandfathered in...
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...or a specific "mixed use" zone was created to permit them
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In my experience "maximum use" can be just as bad as "exclusive use".
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Maximum use is a principle that informs zoning, unlike mixed use, which is a physical reality of built-up land.
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Moreover, if you haven't left the USA, you probably haven't seen a place built according to the maximum use idea
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I have. Several times. Austria and Switzerland were particularly charming.
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The way neighborhoods are built in Buenos Aires is interesting. Notably nobody uses credit; boxes of cash.
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Houses are built w available resources in such a way that more stories can be added later if desired.
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They build with cement instead of wood. Has a very different feel, including the way sound carries.
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