for a case where there are 12' to spare, maybe (although how do you decide which side of the street lucks out?), but there are bound to be cases where there's even less to parcel out. I'm anticipating more of a long-term benefit here--existing structures won't be there forever
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Replying to @380kmh @threestationsq
some people would probably go for modifications or reconstruction right away, but most would probably leave it be, with no changes in structure until you get new owners
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Existing structures can be there an extremely long time, especially if zoning/permitting are as difficult as in most US cities. "New owners" usually don't change the structure much. I just looked up my current house in an 1895 atlas; it had the exact same footprint then as today.
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right--which is why it must dovetail with zoning reform the broader cultural change of more frequent iterations of building is going to be necessarily much harder to accomplish and could take generations, all the more reason to start now!
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Replying to @380kmh
I'm not convinced that cultural change is feasible ever, and reforms should be designed to rely on it as little as possible.
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Replying to @threestationsq
it happens all the time, but more to the point, isn't necessary to realize immediate benefits from these reforms. if it's really never possible tho, then enjoy permanent car culture and permanently unwalkable cities
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I don't think much more frequent iterations of building are a prerequisite for shifting away from cars. After all many buildings in use today predate the widespread adoption of cars!
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It's a prerequisite for large-scale changes to the urban fabric and a healthy/sustainable development industry--not for shifting away from cars
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Replying to @380kmh @threestationsq
basically a necessity to prevent the build environment from freezing the conditions under which it grew up into amber; a necessity for keeping construction roughly in line with changes in demand and technology
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I definitely agree that attempts to freeze all neighbourhoods in amber are extremely harmful and ultimately fatal to cities, economies and human flourishing generally. Just noting that it is possible to go too far to the opposite extreme.
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possible, yes--but much harder (for the reasons you gave about costs!), whereas it's all too easy to freeze things as they are
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