Comments on: New Urbanism: Built to Last http://www.m-bike.org/blog/2009/06/12/new-urbanism-built-to-last/ Promoting non-motorized transportation in the Motor City Fri, 18 May 2012 06:22:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Todd Scott http://www.m-bike.org/blog/2009/06/12/new-urbanism-built-to-last/comment-page-1/#comment-1951 Todd Scott Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:31:25 +0000 http://www.m-bike.org/blog/?p=2171#comment-1951 I think they are erring on the side of higher density, which probably isn't realistic as you point out. It looks like there are some European cities at that density. A city like Toronto might be more realistic, and if my math is correct, emulating their density would require about 100 square miles. I think they are erring on the side of higher density, which probably isn’t realistic as you point out. It looks like there are some European cities at that density. A city like Toronto might be more realistic, and if my math is correct, emulating their density would require about 100 square miles.

]]> By: misterg http://www.m-bike.org/blog/2009/06/12/new-urbanism-built-to-last/comment-page-1/#comment-1937 misterg Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:15:24 +0000 http://www.m-bike.org/blog/?p=2171#comment-1937 The numbers employed in the video don't add up 40 sqr mile/million people= 2230 sqr ft /person @ 2 stories per development doesn't leave enough for schools (elementary, middle, high, trade and university) or stores (groccery, hardware, haircut, electrontics, bike, clothes, resturant, etc.) what about a garage/storage for my bike, kayak, smart cart, hobbies, etc. the sprawl numbers work out fine with approx 11,000 sqr ft/person @ single level development The numbers employed in the video don’t add up
40 sqr mile/million people= 2230 sqr ft /person @ 2 stories per development
doesn’t leave enough for schools (elementary, middle, high, trade and university) or stores (groccery, hardware, haircut, electrontics, bike, clothes, resturant, etc.)
what about a garage/storage for my bike, kayak, smart cart, hobbies, etc.

the sprawl numbers work out fine with approx 11,000 sqr ft/person @ single level development

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