I wish mainland China would learn from the horrendous urban planning mistakes the U.S. made in the 20th century: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/21/magazine/let-a-hundred-mcmansions-bloom.html …
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Replying to @kimmaicutler
@kimmaicutler Could be worse, at least they aren't zoning downtown Shanghai for an FAR of 1.33 like Mumbai does: http://alainbertaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/AB-Mumbai-FSI-Conundrun-Revised_June-2013_kk-ab1.pdf …3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MarketUrbanism Now McMansions, as pictured in that photograph.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @kimmaicutler
@kimmaicutler Beijing is too car-oriented, no doubt, but it's not as bad as some cities in the region (*cough*Kuala Lumpur*cough*)4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MarketUrbanism Yeah, I'm aware. It's impressive. High-speed rail, once a sore point after the tragedy of the crash, now across1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@kimmaicutler I will grant you that China's urbanization is disappointing compared to other East Asian countries that urbanized earlier2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@MarketUrbanism Just sort of figured since they're appropriating so much from elsewhere in their econ. development strategy, they could
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