This kind of smart, walkable, mixed-use urbanism is illegal to build in most American cities 😔 - ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

theangrynoodle.com • 588 days ago

This kind of smart, walkable, mixed-use urbanism is illegal to build in most American cities 😔

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colouredwilde.bsky.social•588 days ago

I haven't seen one of these in such a long time, but looking at it now I need to know why they put a man-made beach on these mats 😭

sunderedmarches.com•588 days ago

Doesn't have to be sand. Could just be dirt.

colouredwilde.bsky.social•588 days ago

Honestly, that would make it worse. Why do you have beach equipment on a dirt patch next to a road? vs Why did you build a man-made beach next to a road?

sunderedmarches.com•588 days ago

To me it looks like a lake side restaurant!

roisin.bsky.social•588 days ago

The yellow seems to be the paving colour elsewhere too, looks like a cafe kiosk with some outdoor seating under parasols. Can kinda see what looks like a tabletop under the umbrellas if you look closely I think?

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colouredwilde.bsky.social•588 days ago

Ooo okay this makes sense!

roisin.bsky.social•588 days ago

Exactly the kind of smart, walkable, mixed-use urbanism that's illegal to build in most American cities

seagull.bsky.social•588 days ago

not seeming deeply walkable

olly.st•588 days ago

Isn’t this a 15 minute city?

takahanazawa.bsky.social•588 days ago

There it is

theg3rman.bsky.social•588 days ago

I love these. I need to get a giant one for my babies!!

quiddity42.bsky.social•588 days ago

I lived in a town that required that the roads in all subdivisions were curvy (!?). It looked quaint. It slowed down first responders.

conover.bsky.social•588 days ago

Disappointing, these all look extremely legal

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catgirlfingies.quest•588 days ago

I remember this mat haha

tim.ink•588 days ago

No one will survive that roundabout.

theangrynoodle.com•587 days ago

oh yeah, they're fucked

cypherreports.bsky.social•588 days ago

Looks like every downtown in mid Town America though

brotman.bsky.social•588 days ago

Well, yeah! That church is nowhere near the minimum parking requirements

francesco.nuovi.media•588 days ago

There's plenty on top of the police station

mcmillen.dev•588 days ago

very convenient to put the hospital right next to the traffic circle, where all the cars will run over pedestrians

griffonatrix.bsky.social•588 days ago

literally no sidewalks

theangrynoodle.com•588 days ago

just let me enjoy things, yo

mspersephone95.bsky.social•588 days ago

I remember this exact image from elementary school. Making me feel really old 😭

gaycommie.bsky.social•588 days ago

So many accidents happened on those roads. The firetruck didn't help because it plowed over the houses

pogglerebecca.bsky.social•588 days ago

Honestly the most unrealistic thing about this is how much green space there is.

theangrynoodle.com•588 days ago

I meant to quote tweet @khalea.bsky.social but I'm a goober and failed miserably at posting this.

singingpigs.online•588 days ago

oh shit you don’t have to go in the goober box now do you

bigape.bsky.social•588 days ago

Counterpoint: this is car reliance propoganda