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The pros and cons of elevator suburbs
Submitted by MLewyn on Sun, 03/31/2013 - 9:40amAs I was looking through my Twitter feed last night, I noticed an article on Canada's "elevator suburbs"- suburban streets (often, but not always, in low-income areas) filled with mid-and high-rise apartment buildings and shops, with lower-density housing on side streets. How do these places s... read more »
How To Create A "Vertical Suburb"
Submitted by MLewyn on Wed, 07/25/2012 - 10:06amAt CNU, Richard Florida quipped that high-rises were "vertical suburbs". At the time, I couldn't quite figure out what he was trying to say.
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The lion can lie down with the lamb
Submitted by MLewyn on Tue, 06/05/2012 - 9:10pmThere's been a lot of argument on a new urbanist listserv about DC's height limits. (In the interest of full disclosure I note that I'm doing some of the arguing!) I think one of the concerns animating opponents of taller buildings is the fear of a high-rise monoculture.
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High-Rises and New Urbanists: How to Attack Both
Submitted by MLewyn on Tue, 05/22/2012 - 8:33amI realize that high-rises aren't perfect. They may consume more energy than smaller buildings, and under the wrong circumstances, high-rises can coexist with bad urbanism (for example, a tall building in the middle of a suburban office park, or surrounded by ten-lane roads). Having said ... read more »