I dislike absolute single-form solutions to urbanism. This particular one overlooks playspace for children and accessibility for those with mobility challenges. Humanity is complex and is best served by multiple solutionshttps://twitter.com/380kmh/status/975695153699704832 …
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@380kmh is implying that every inch of every city should be designed this way. In fact, I think the entire point of his tweet is that this is just one way we can do density differently than tall, concrete boxes.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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Maybe - and I wouldn't disagree with that - but it wasn't obvious when he stated that towers (he calls hives) are for insectshttps://twitter.com/380kmh/status/975711058668204034?s=20 …
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It's a rhetorical flourish, and I'm far from the first to make the comparison--people make it because towers are a broadly unpopular living arrangement. They are also the commonly held image of what "dense development" looks like. If density is important, it needs a better image!
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Fortunately, towers turn out to be outperformed wrt density by older conventional urbanism--walkable streets and all that. So it's a point I emphasize at every opportunity. Nothing wrong with having towers in a city! It's good to have variety and options. But if u want density...
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