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["Thomas C. Meggs" <tom AT plik.net>]

One thing that is also pretty annoying is the building codes because of 
cars. Most places have ordinances on the books which prohibit planting 
trees within 5-10ft of the road, and that kind of thing. Also forcing 
you to have X ammount of parking. Those kinds of laws also promote 
sprawl growth.

Regards,
Tom

Scott Lundgren wrote:
> The interesting thing is that to achieve some of the visionary urbanist
> designs it would actually require less regulation. For instance modifying or
> removing zoning restrictions of the separation of commerce and housing would
> allow development of buildings that are ground floor commerce/office and
> upstairs flats/apartments. Work one place, live right above it. ;
>
> Some of the other recommendations of Suburban Nation that of adapting
> architectural master plans for the buffer zones around the city are a bit
> heavy handed. It's an idealist book, but thought provoking about how we
> live, and worth reading to consider long-term issues and how they impact us
> individually day by day (less sprawl = less taxes to support more
> infrastructure). There are six copies in circulation in the Wake Library
> System.
>
> Stewart Brand's How buildings Learn: what happens after they're built also
> touches on some of these long term zoning/livability issues.
>
> - SL
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