The Traditional City simply refers to the pattern of development that human civilization has built in for millenia.

If you want to suddenly re-evaluate the place you live, and the way your living in it. Its a bit 15 minute cities-esque without the popular narrative.

  • NathMA
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    1 day ago

    I love the thought experiment of it, and I’m 100% the target demographic for such a place. But I’ve never seen it in action and I struggle to imagine it.

    I would think nothing of walking a mile. I cycle most of the time, but the train station is 1km away and I never hesitate to walk to it.

    Despite being happy to walk and ride most of the time, I can’t quite imagine going 100% car-less. I think I’d need to live in such a city for a while to let go of the car entirely.

    • Gorgritch_Umie_KillaOP
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      11 hours ago

      If i have the time, i walk, always have. So theres an open door the writers pushing on here with me to.

      I can’t imagine any place in WA that could be converted to something like this without major upheaval, maybe some pockets of Freo, maybe Eighth ave, Maylands.

      Parts Dunsborough town could, but thats more due to the fact its less built up, so theres a bit of extra space you could fill with this kind of thing.

      It’d have to be a newly built project in WA, which could be very unique. From the beginning

      I think the streets around Newtown in Sydney are getting like a traditional city in their own time though. I spent some time there last year, and it was pretty walkable. Definitely had that sense, the writer talks about, where the car was just sort of annoying to have while we were there.

      The article kinda changed my thinking on mass transit as well. Like i knew it wasnt a panacea, but we reeally just need to build closer together sometimes.