How to reclaim a strip-mall by @joan_de_art
How to reclaim a strip-mall by @joan_de_art
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I feel like nobody thinks about the logistics involved with these things.
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Ok, so what’s bothering you about it? Are you gunna elaborate?
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Not the person you're referring to, but I'll take a crack at it
The one of the issues is a complete lack of suitable soil to grow all the stuff that's in the diagram. Soil was stripped and compacted to create a parking lot.
You have to break up the pavement, haul it all out, and take it to a recycler or Landfill.
There is a lot of planning of where things go, how big they will be.
We have a pond so we have to design that
It also takes time for trees to grow to the size we want them
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Money. Nobody would ever foot the bill for this and even then, it would take a significant amount of overhead to keep it running. Also, you're never going to convince people to use public transportation. That's just a few things. My point is this is represented as a utopia but it could never exist. Not in the nations current state. The ideal is good in practice but it's getting there that's the issue.
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They have partially done this in Texas of all places. It's quite popular. https://maps.app.goo.gl/48cARVS5rF9ZVFrx7
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Every strip mall and big box store in America needs a few units of housing slapped on top of them.
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This is an architect's nightmare
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Care to elaborate with some details.
I love the idea of this like this, but also know barriers need to be identified before realistic action can take place.
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