Makes me think of the porches of West Philly, a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood (in many ways already very gentrified). And what gives Berlin such a lively street-life? The outdoor cafe tables, I suppose (though not in winter-time).
I am thinking and writing about a "linear city". One imagined example would be a string of 370 blocks.
>>Our vision of a linear city consists of a long string of city blocks with highrise buildings along the sides and a continuous park in the middle. About ten blocks to a mile (1.6 kilometers). Blocks are typical size: 160 meters wide by approximately 160 meters long (along the city). The park in the middle is 80 to 100 meters wide (around 300 feet). Buildings are limited to 12 stories and 40 meters high for efficiency reasons and to maintain human scale. Special buildings (like a capitol) can occupy most of a block.
Underneath the park is a high-speed vacuum-transit system for passengers and freight. Because line cities need extremely fast transport and vactrains prefer to travel in straight lines, this is perfect.<<
There is no street at all and no cars (though there is a highway that parallels the city and cars can be parked outside of the city). To go to work or shopping you walk or bike through the park.
Makes me think of the porches of West Philly, a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood (in many ways already very gentrified). And what gives Berlin such a lively street-life? The outdoor cafe tables, I suppose (though not in winter-time).
I am thinking and writing about a "linear city". One imagined example would be a string of 370 blocks.
>>Our vision of a linear city consists of a long string of city blocks with highrise buildings along the sides and a continuous park in the middle. About ten blocks to a mile (1.6 kilometers). Blocks are typical size: 160 meters wide by approximately 160 meters long (along the city). The park in the middle is 80 to 100 meters wide (around 300 feet). Buildings are limited to 12 stories and 40 meters high for efficiency reasons and to maintain human scale. Special buildings (like a capitol) can occupy most of a block.
Underneath the park is a high-speed vacuum-transit system for passengers and freight. Because line cities need extremely fast transport and vactrains prefer to travel in straight lines, this is perfect.<<
Rodes.pub/LineLoop
There is no street at all and no cars (though there is a highway that parallels the city and cars can be parked outside of the city). To go to work or shopping you walk or bike through the park.