this post was submitted on 11 Oct 2023
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Human Scale

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The concept of "human scale" is most known in urban design and architecture, but it provides a good framework to think about a lot of different aspects of our lives.

This community can be the place in this hyper-connected world to display and cherish the things that are not.

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[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I never understood people who don't like walkable neighborhoods.

All those "small towns" that are literally just strip malls with 2 stores a block are shitholes.

[–] NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I find the backlash in north america is caused in part because we don't really have a concept of what a walkable town or neighborhood means. We have become so car centric in our city designs it's all we have ever known since our younger years when our parents droped us of infont of school or even to our friends house down the street.

This is why I always say it's important for our children to travel to experience other countries and the other ways of living.

Even a simple thing as getting a coffee, when living in a american suburb in a car centric city it requires you to drive to the nearest coffee shop surrounded by a large parking lot. As opposed to maybe just popping down to the lobby of your 6 floor condo, crossing the street, and the enjoying your coffee in the park right next door. All done in a similar density European suburb but located outside of the main town that you can still walk/cycle to or take the tram or train.