Streetcar Suburbs is what we need! Rezoning and density. Great Not Just Bikes video showing how current legislation in Canada prevents new suburbs being built like the used to be in Canada 60-70 years ago.
We don’t need to make more suburbs out of forest or agri land.
We need to render the current sprawl into housing for our current circumstance which is massively dense construction. If we do it right we’ll reverse some of that sprawl.
I agree with you, we need to add density to our existing suburbs not continue the sprawl.
The video I linked to shows how this is possible, and how Toronto street car suburbs already have the same comparable density to Europe cities like Amsterdam. Or three times the density of what’s built now.
Transforming a typical single family home “american suburb” into a street car suburb will be challenging for sure.
The first step is having people realize there is more then two types of locations to live. It’s not just a choice between “the city” and “the suburbs” or a single family home and a condo.
There are plenty of different other styles of communities. Toronto even has a fully car free residential neighborhood (the only one in North America) located on center island. Completely pedestrian oriented.
They did talk a little about zoning amd density. Though without a way for people or goods to get around there is no economy.
Street car suburbs is a coined term that is basically at its heart a transit oriented community. Though street car suburbs require the expressed knowledge that density is needed.
The video simply shows that these types of communities already exist and a perfect example is that Toronto already has them.
Though many people, even the ones that live in these areas are not even aware of the distinction, but that might not necessarily be a bad thing? To them it feels like any other suburb, but has three times the density of what’s legally allowed to be built with current zoning laws.
Streetcar Suburbs is what we need! Rezoning and density. Great Not Just Bikes video showing how current legislation in Canada prevents new suburbs being built like the used to be in Canada 60-70 years ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWsGBRdK2N0
We don’t need to make more suburbs out of forest or agri land.
We need to render the current sprawl into housing for our current circumstance which is massively dense construction. If we do it right we’ll reverse some of that sprawl.
I agree with you, we need to add density to our existing suburbs not continue the sprawl.
The video I linked to shows how this is possible, and how Toronto street car suburbs already have the same comparable density to Europe cities like Amsterdam. Or three times the density of what’s built now.
Transforming a typical single family home “american suburb” into a street car suburb will be challenging for sure.
The first step is having people realize there is more then two types of locations to live. It’s not just a choice between “the city” and “the suburbs” or a single family home and a condo.
There are plenty of different other styles of communities. Toronto even has a fully car free residential neighborhood (the only one in North America) located on center island. Completely pedestrian oriented.
They are talking about the economy, not Transit.
They did talk a little about zoning amd density. Though without a way for people or goods to get around there is no economy.
Street car suburbs is a coined term that is basically at its heart a transit oriented community. Though street car suburbs require the expressed knowledge that density is needed.
The video simply shows that these types of communities already exist and a perfect example is that Toronto already has them.
Though many people, even the ones that live in these areas are not even aware of the distinction, but that might not necessarily be a bad thing? To them it feels like any other suburb, but has three times the density of what’s legally allowed to be built with current zoning laws.