cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/6669422
A new housing development outside Phoenix is looking towards European cities for inspiration and shutting out the cars. So far residents love it - The Guardian
People walking late at night, particularly if they are Black, are regularly accosted by police – in June, the city of Kaplan, Louisiana, even introduced a curfew for people walking or riding bikes, but not for car drivers.
is it just me or are all the pics in that article extremely unflattering
Yeah they needed some overview shots or at least a map or something.
All the human pictures just look pretty natural. Maybe we arent used to that anymore lol. The blank white buildings are kinda lame but energetically the best choice in hot regions i believe.
oh i didn't even notice the humans i meant the buildings. why are they so zoomed in?
Can't expect to mimic the curbside aesthetics of the model walkable-city when you're dealing with 100+ degree heat for a third of the year.
Do trees not grow in Phoenix? If I lived in such a hot place I'd want as much natural shade as possible
They do and the cities around the valley here often provide free trees to homeowners and have programs where they are trying to fill in as much as they can with shade. Some subsidized by the power companies I believe, to reduce power consumption by putting shade next to homes. I ride my bike a lot around the city here and there are a lot of sections with fantastic tree cover on paths and parks. Of course there are also barren sections, but trees can grow well and it is discussed often locally to plant them.
Ha! Buddy of mine who lives around those parts: "Great if you are a rich work from homer who can pay at least 3k for rent and use the community Uber discount to go grocery shopping since there is no grocery shop in there"
who can pay at least 3k for rent
So you are saying this type of development is so sought after that they are able to set rent at higher rates than the surrounding "parts" and still get enough tenants despite the "inconvenience"?
Also yeah according to the article, the nearby amenities include a grocery store. It's not an apartment complex, it's a walkable town.
I find it interesting that despite all the ways we can dunk on yanks, yanks do seem to be genuinely interested in walkable cities. All the walkable cities are so expensive because they are high-demand areas. CHUDs may like to dunk on San Francisco or New York, but they're expensive because they're desirable.
For all the whining about "freedom", CHUDs sure do love forcing Americans to live in a way that they don't want to live.
