To build the cities of the future, we must get out of our cars
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To build the cities of the future, we must get out of our cars
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Re: To build the cities of the future, we must get out of our cars
#2Not exactly rocket science. Many cities around the world have figured it out already. To me it seems that the US went to the other extreme and is only slowly turning around.
I remember reading "Das neue Universum"² in the early 80s where they proposed large skyscrapers connected by tubes. No cars in sight.
Oh and don't miss "Das Neue Universum Volume 84 (1967)": http://klausbuergle.de/buergle_verkehr1.htm -
Click on the bottom left image - looks a lot like Hyperloop, doesn't it? The text even mentions that the tubes contain a vacuum!
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Re: To build the cities of the future, we must get out of our cars
#3Not exactly rocket science. Many cities around the world have figured it out already. To me it seems that the US went to the other extreme and is only slowly turning around. I remember reading "Das neue Universum"² in the early 80s where they proposed large skyscrapers connected by tubes. No cars in sight. Oh and don't miss "Das Neue Universum Volume 84 (1967)": http://klausbuergle.de/buergle_verkehr1.htm - Click on…
Copenhagen is amazing in this regard. I'd recommend to just watch anything from Jan Gehl on Youtube if you're interested in this topic: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=jan+gehl
Re: To build the cities of the future, we must get out of our cars
#4Not exactly rocket science. Many cities around the world have figured it out already. To me it seems that the US went to the other extreme and is only slowly turning around. I remember reading "Das neue Universum"² in the early 80s where they proposed large skyscrapers connected by tubes. No cars in sight. Oh and don't miss "Das Neue Universum Volume 84 (1967)": http://klausbuergle.de/buergle_verkehr1.htm - Click on…
Copenhagen is amazing in this regard. I'd recommend to just watch anything from Jan Gehl on Youtube if you're interested in this topic: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=jan+gehl
Seconded! He has lived through the transition architecture made from just scaling things up (as engineering advanced), to scaling things up while thinking about effects on human psychology and sociology.
And for anyone paying attention, that same pattern is repeating in the Software Architecture today.
Re: To build the cities of the future, we must get out of our cars
#5Not exactly rocket science. Many cities around the world have figured it out already. To me it seems that the US went to the other extreme and is only slowly turning around. I remember reading "Das neue Universum"² in the early 80s where they proposed large skyscrapers connected by tubes. No cars in sight. Oh and don't miss "Das Neue Universum Volume 84 (1967)": http://klausbuergle.de/buergle_verkehr1.htm - Click on…
Slitghly OT: These are the books of my childhood!
I really loved them. Especially these futuristic panels like in http://klausbuergle.de/buergle_verkehr1.htm .
Re: To build the cities of the future, we must get out of our cars
#6Not exactly rocket science. Many cities around the world have figured it out already. To me it seems that the US went to the other extreme and is only slowly turning around. I remember reading "Das neue Universum"² in the early 80s where they proposed large skyscrapers connected by tubes. No cars in sight. Oh and don't miss "Das Neue Universum Volume 84 (1967)": http://klausbuergle.de/buergle_verkehr1.htm - Click on…
Many cities in the OECD maybe. Lots of cities in Africa and Asia are going with the American model of car dependent sprawl and it’s completely untenable. My childhood home of Bangalore has become a nightmare.
Re: To build the cities of the future, we must get out of our cars
#7Not exactly rocket science. Many cities around the world have figured it out already. To me it seems that the US went to the other extreme and is only slowly turning around. I remember reading "Das neue Universum"² in the early 80s where they proposed large skyscrapers connected by tubes. No cars in sight. Oh and don't miss "Das Neue Universum Volume 84 (1967)": http://klausbuergle.de/buergle_verkehr1.htm - Click on…
Many cities in the OECD maybe. Lots of cities in Africa and Asia are going with the American model of car dependent sprawl and it’s completely untenable. My childhood home of Bangalore has become a nightmare.
India still invests a lot in public infrastructure. Bangalore is an exception. Mumbai, Delhi, Jaipur etc have invested a lot in urban infra especially the metro. Bangalore was just not ready for the influx of IT companies and is having serious trouble keeping up. But I love the airport buses though.
Given India’s population, landscape plus the stave vs central govt politics, its unlikely India will see major car-dependent urban sprawl like the US. Indians are preferring cars because the urban infrastructure is full. Delhi metro spans 100 km end to end and it is at near to full capacity.
Re: To build the cities of the future, we must get out of our cars
#8Not exactly rocket science. Many cities around the world have figured it out already. To me it seems that the US went to the other extreme and is only slowly turning around. I remember reading "Das neue Universum"² in the early 80s where they proposed large skyscrapers connected by tubes. No cars in sight. Oh and don't miss "Das Neue Universum Volume 84 (1967)": http://klausbuergle.de/buergle_verkehr1.htm - Click on…
I've enjoyed Christopher Alexanders' "A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction"* as an interesting series of essays about designing spaces at a human scale. Computer / programming people rave about the book's structure (as an inspiration for the GoF "Design Patterns" book), but the content is also fascinating.
Re: To build the cities of the future, we must get out of our cars
#9Not exactly rocket science. Many cities around the world have figured it out already. To me it seems that the US went to the other extreme and is only slowly turning around. I remember reading "Das neue Universum"² in the early 80s where they proposed large skyscrapers connected by tubes. No cars in sight. Oh and don't miss "Das Neue Universum Volume 84 (1967)": http://klausbuergle.de/buergle_verkehr1.htm - Click on…
> the US went to the other extreme and is only slowly turning around.
US car manufacturers are doubling down on large trucks and SUVs and the current administration continues to thwart progress on tackling climate change and other societal concerns. I would say the US, at least on a macro level, is still on the "other extreme" path.
Re: To build the cities of the future, we must get out of our cars
#10> they’d no longer segregate rich from poor
Should people who want to spend more on housing be automatically labeled “rich”?