New Urbanism: Built to Last

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2 responses to “New Urbanism: Built to Last”

1. 

   June 18, 2009

   misterg

   The numbers employed in the video don’t add up
   40 sqr mile/million people= 2230 sqr ft /person @ 2 stories per development
   doesn’t leave enough for schools (elementary, middle, high, trade and university) or stores (groccery, hardware, haircut, electrontics, bike, clothes, resturant, etc.)
   what about a garage/storage for my bike, kayak, smart cart, hobbies, etc.

   the sprawl numbers work out fine with approx 11,000 sqr ft/person @ single level development
2. 

   June 19, 2009

   Todd Scott

   I think they are erring on the side of higher density, which probably isn’t realistic as you point out. It looks like there are some European cities at that density. A city like Toronto might be more realistic, and if my math is correct, emulating their density would require about 100 square miles.