when will those loser new urbanists quit their ridiculous quest for mediocrity? It's shameful and quite embarrassing to the rest of us really. New Orleans is too special of a place to be turned into another one of his Potemkin Villages.
Style aside, I think the problem with NU isn't their goal of creating dense, walkable, transit-oriented communities, but that they try to create it all at once. Cities develop character and community over time, but most projects are assessed in the first few years of completion. In the suburban environs where most NU developments are created, the initial low density is unable to support walkable commercial corridors, but can support car-oriented strip malls. In a situation like New Orleans, a critical density already exists if the cost isn't too high, so it's entirely feasible that walkable, transit-oriented neighborhoods can be created from scratch.
I suspect NUers would be more successful if they focused more on revitalizing existing urban areas (and making them accessible to middle class families) than on creating just another suburb.
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when will those loser new urbanists quit their ridiculous quest for mediocrity? It's shameful and quite embarrassing to the rest of us really. New Orleans is too special of a place to be turned into another one of his Potemkin Villages.
Style aside, I think the problem with NU isn't their goal of creating dense, walkable, transit-oriented communities, but that they try to create it all at once. Cities develop character and community over time, but most projects are assessed in the first few years of completion. In the suburban environs where most NU developments are created, the initial low density is unable to support walkable commercial corridors, but can support car-oriented strip malls. In a situation like New Orleans, a critical density already exists if the cost isn't too high, so it's entirely feasible that walkable, transit-oriented neighborhoods can be created from scratch.
I suspect NUers would be more successful if they focused more on revitalizing existing urban areas (and making them accessible to middle class families) than on creating just another suburb.
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his houses are too big and his towns are too far
Like it or not - it's the only alternative on the table to the typical market-driven development that may or may not return to the area.
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