Lecture Part 2 of 9

Part 2:
Zoning/Codes; Single Use vs. Mixed Use Planning; Traffic and congestion issues; Quality of Life issues; Scale and relation to physical compatibility vs. functional compatibility

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[DrummerBoyJason]

@tintintabulations Only because there isn't enough of it. Supply and demand. There is massive demand for urbanism and not enough supply so it drives up prices. Although if you don't have to own a car you can support an extra $100,000 on a mortgage and still pay less a year.

[miaht82]

Alexandria is not that expensive because it is "gentrified," it is that way because people want to live there and there is a demand for homes there in a walkable, compact environment. If more areas were built like that, or Georgetown, then those areas would be cheaper and then the "not-so-elite" could live in places like that.

[cmkennedy]

The area in Virginia Beach to which he is referring is radically different now. The mall still exists, but the parking has been downsized to make room for eating establishments. A "downtown" has been erected with storefronts and tall, above-store residential apartments directly across the street. Traffic in that area can be outright terrible, and the apartments are prohibitively expensive. Why did I post this? To say that Mr. Duany was EXACTLY RIGHT.

[tintintabulations]

New urbanism is definitely for the elite. But that only means that we (who feel that way) should take seriously the idea that good architecture should be made available for everyone. That was a big part of all the great planning/architecture movements since the middle of the 19th century, including the modernists.

[manco82]

New Urbanism is for the elite.

[fyrefox4289]

Alexandria is so gentrified now that townhouses cost over a million dollars. The city is right next to the Potomac, so when the river floods, so does the city. I doubt the people there would stand for low income residents living in their backyards; they have suburban mentalities. It's also a requirement, basically, to own a little dog and wear a biking jersy with advertisments when you ride.

[fyrefox4289]

Growth isn't a bad thing, he says. Even if the many cities we have over 1 million people were build this way, nobody farther out could walk, and how far can trollies or public transportation go out before it becomes an expense like the suburbs?

Everything else I agree with. The unfortunate thing is, though, over 20 years later, few planners have caught on to the idea. My hometown, D.C, has to some extent. Check out the Rockville city center.

[dciskey]

He's making fun of that idea and of the planning decisions that make that true.

[LocoYoFla]

1:22 "only the underclass walk here"... this video must be old because those terms would be offensive today.