> It'll be a decentralized, market-driven effort. All you have to do is have the local city government erase segregation-era anti-density zoning codes. No square foot minimums on apartments, no parking minimums, no Floor Area Ratio requirements, no cap on building height, and dedicate 1/8th of current transportation infrastructure to non-personal vehicles (Buses, bikes, rail, etc.).
Nice thoughts. Sadly, not realistic at all.
The things you mention would require such changes as doubling the size of the sewage handling system, power delivery, gas, water, etc. You can't build stuff without having the underlying infrastructure to support it with the required services. Hate to put it this way, but that approach is a trip straight into third-world living.
Cities are very complex works of engineering. While not perfect, you can't just double or triple occupancy or density without suffering serious consequences.
As is always the case, there number of variables at play are far more than simple idealized concepts might lead one to believe.
Take fires for example. Density and fire risk are related. In a place like Southern California you have to be very aware and equally careful about something like this.
Nice thoughts. Sadly, not realistic at all.
The things you mention would require such changes as doubling the size of the sewage handling system, power delivery, gas, water, etc. You can't build stuff without having the underlying infrastructure to support it with the required services. Hate to put it this way, but that approach is a trip straight into third-world living.
Cities are very complex works of engineering. While not perfect, you can't just double or triple occupancy or density without suffering serious consequences.
As is always the case, there number of variables at play are far more than simple idealized concepts might lead one to believe.
Take fires for example. Density and fire risk are related. In a place like Southern California you have to be very aware and equally careful about something like this.