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[-] bassomitron@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Have you ever been to other major, population dense cities around the world? Like, Tokyo, Kolkata, Paris or, hell, even NYC? They all have dense housing areas and urban planning. It's very possible to create dense urban design without it becoming a shit hole.

[-] Jesus_666@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

It's important to reconsider other aspects of urban design as well, though. "lol, just add more people" won't work any better than "lol, just add more cars" did if taken in isolation.

Walkability, public transit, green spaces, close-proximity shopping and services, and so on all need to be considered. Otherwise you end up with exactly what already doesn't work but now with more people.

[-] bassomitron@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

That's implied when people are talking about proper urban design.

[-] Adramis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 year ago

It's extremely dangerous to assume that.

[-] rexxit@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah I lived in NYC for years. It's a complete shithole urban nightmare with no space, no privacy, no quiet, and no way out. It's filthy, decaying, and it smells bad. Density is the problem, not the solution.

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