Ben Aveling

@leanleft proximity to transport is important because that determines how many potential customers are within a tolerable distance.
But it’s sort of the same thing. The more density, the more services there are going to be. Not just nearby, but at all.

@leanleft zoning can prevent businesses from existing, but it can’t will them into existence.

@ajsadauskas @fuck_cars ultimately, it’s largely about density. Eg. There are maybe 7000 pubs/night clubs etc in Australia. So if there are about 4000 ppl within walking distance of you, good chance you’ll have a pub within walking distance. Or if there are 4000 ppl within driving distance of you, good chance you’ll have a pub within driving distance. And so on for the rest…

@fuck_cars @ajsadauskas there should be more hospitals than hair dressers/barbers said no one ever.

@ajsadauskas @sydney Now I’m trying to remember the real name of ‘checkpoint charlie’… <<<web searching…>>> Gladesville Bridge.

@ajsadauskas @sydney It depends who you ask.

@green @IronCurtain @ajsadauskas neither is completely true nor completely false. And there’s a lot more to total impact than recycling.

@No_One
USA is a first world country and a 3rd world country that share the same borders.

@ajsadauskas@aus.social @ajsadauskas@lemmy.ml @heartlandurbanist @video

@poVoq @ajsadauskas the solution to low density suburbs is to have less low density suburbs.