Tokyo is hardly full, most building are under 10 stories
Yeah, I hear this--but there's a clear concept of *extent* in sprawl which is misleading, and density is less the issue than walkability
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True, but I think density tends to imply walkablility, and below a certain density walkability is impractical.
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Granting this: isn't it easier to just say walkability then? avoid the confusion
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Especially since there is a sort of density which is horrible for walking
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Not a density example in this case but proximity: the Dunks across the street from my office is barely walkable despite being right there
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because the street is wide, traffic is fast and heavy, landscape is overwhelmingly just tarmac (exposed to wind, rain, snow, sun) etc
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I'd say (not there so I don't know) that that's probably because the vast majority of their business is drivers.
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If density was higher they'd accommodate pedestrians because they'd make up a higher portion of their customers.
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assuming that the density was pedestrian friendly and not towers-in-a-parking lot
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