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Past-Passenger9129 t1_j0a9raf wrote

Reply to comment by oreosfly in The Climate Impact of Your Neighborhood, Mapped by FedishSwish

It's not just driving. Product and goods distribution, trash, water, sewer, electricity, transportation, etc, etc. Density is good.

The trick is to find a happy balance.

The utopia of a homogeneous university is not a real life comparison.

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oreosfly t1_j0aaiyb wrote

The idea I meant to convey was one where moderate density housing surrounds an easily accessible town core. In this case, the campus is the core where everything is. No such thing really exists here. In America you're either in a city or you're out in the sprawl. There's no middle ground. Thus you are forced to decide what you're willing to give up when deciding on a place to live

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Past-Passenger9129 t1_j0afk22 wrote

I get it and I don't disagree. But the problem with the university model is that the campus doesn't house the staff and goods production needed to support the community, and the staff and goods production that is required to support them. It's an unrealistic model.

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