https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1848058212160885085.html Fascinating thread from Noah Smith in #mixeduse #walkable #urbanism with a lot of focus on the #paris model I talk about a lot, but especially the vertical #zakkyo model which I’ve heard of, but not in detail. Zoning and building code in the U.S. would make zakkyo here rare and expensive, but I’m fascinated to learn that #nyc has already started
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@Noahpinion: 1/Here's something a lot of people I talk to don't understand about Japanese urbanism, and why Japanese cities are so special. 2/Japanese cities feel different than big, dense cities elsewhere -- NYC, L...…