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one thing i hate is being a planner with extreamly different views that the general thought in the office. My city is guilty of sprawl, but i think it should be eliminated.. no more curvey cul-de-saq streets.
GRID is it, with corner gas stations or grocery or delis. (my current neighborhood is like this). I can walk for 1 minutes and be at a gas station/convience store, 1 minutes and get car or home insurance, 1.5 and be at an old fashioned ice cream stand, 1.5 and be at a pizza/sandwich shop, 3 minutes and be at an italian resturant, music store, and clothing store. ITS GREAT! I get my house insurance from a place a 1 minutes walk from my front door!
These are low-density commerical uses, they don't generate much noise at all, the resturants fill the air with good smells, and they all close and get real quiet by 10-11pm anyway.
The neighborhood is a mix of single family, duplex, owner-occupied and rental. Front porches on modest homes, with detached garages in the rear.
GRID is it, with corner gas stations or grocery or delis. (my current neighborhood is like this). I can walk for 1 minutes and be at a gas station/convience store, 1 minutes and get car or home insurance, 1.5 and be at an old fashioned ice cream stand, 1.5 and be at a pizza/sandwich shop, 3 minutes and be at an italian resturant, music store, and clothing store. ITS GREAT! I get my house insurance from a place a 1 minutes walk from my front door!
These are low-density commerical uses, they don't generate much noise at all, the resturants fill the air with good smells, and they all close and get real quiet by 10-11pm anyway.
The neighborhood is a mix of single family, duplex, owner-occupied and rental. Front porches on modest homes, with detached garages in the rear.