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“Fun fact: SIM City was forced to pretend that all parking lots were underground because the game would be really boring if it was proportional in terms of parking lots.”
Really boring like too many real cities and suburbs?
#parking #cars #cities #ThePowerOfParking
https://devonzuegel.com/post/we-should-be-building-cities-for-people-not-cars
The way we live is shaped by our infrastructure—the public spaces, building codes, and utilities that serve a city or region. It can act as the foundation for thriving communities, but it can also establish unhealthy patterns when designed poorly.For...
“Fun fact: SIM City was forced to pretend that all parking lots were underground because the game would be really boring if it was proportional in terms of parking lots.”
Really boring like too many real cities and suburbs?
#parking #cars #cities #ThePowerOfParking
https://devonzuegel.com/post/we-should-be-building-cities-for-people-not-cars
There are few city rules that have a greater effect on just about every aspect of city-building, just about every definition of success or failure, than minimum parking requirements. Cities everywhere are rethinking those rules right now, including mid-sized and smaller cities.
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“Fun fact: #SimCity was forced to pretend that all parking lots were underground because the game would be really boring if it was proportional in terms of parking lots.”
Boring like too many real places ruined by too much parking?
#parking #ThePowerOfParking #cities #urbandesign #transportation #mobility #urbanism #urbanplanning
https://devonzuegel.com/post/we-should-be-building-cities-for-people-not-cars
The way we live is shaped by our infrastructure—the public spaces, building codes, and utilities that serve a city or region. It can act as the foundation for thriving communities, but it can also establish unhealthy patterns when designed poorly.For...