/r/Urbanism
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(I’m assuming that you have total control over zoning laws and everything related to urban/transit planning, incl. money- but through a capitalist approach)
Whenever I learn more about urban planning and urbanism, I think about states like West Virginia, who seemingly have little room to expand because of the terrain and lack of economic drive now that coal mining is phasing out exponentially. I think it could be good to be urbanize the cities to increase economic efficiency, but because there’s not a lot of industry in WV, I feel like it would be hard to drive businesses to start/relocate in the area. So, in a sort-of perfect world, what would you do to make West Virginia more urban?
This was taken after about 15-20 minutes of moderately heavy rain, and it's a constant problem. Is this just the result of the lack of a properly designed drainage system? A lack of maintenance to keep the drainage clear of debris and blockage? Are there any measures that can be taken to mitigate this type of flooding so that sidewalks are actually walkable? Or is this simply expected in rainy places?
hey fellow urbanists. i want to let you know about a comedy show i'm putting up next week. it's called The Power Joker and it's a "late night" style talk show hosted by the one and only Robert Moses (well, my friend Sam as RM). the theme of the night will be "tolls" and we're going to be joined by congestion pricing expert Charles Komanoff, along with the hosts of The Climate Denier's Playbook (great podcast) Rollie Williams and Nicole Conlan. In addition to all that, we've got a handful or comedians joining us and live music from Zenizen. should be a ton of fun. and the show is at Caveat in NYC but also available to stream (for up to 7 days). use code BOBMOSES to save $5.
sorry if this isn't wanted on this sub!
https://caveat.nyc/events/the-power-joker-a-robert-moses-comedy-show-11-3-2024
Or just build more homes lol.
What do you think can be done to salvage or rehabilitate those abandoned neighborhoods and abandoned homes which do seem like diamonds in the rough (ex. historic row houses)? Or as gentrification and urban rebounds like Detroit scale, the problem will work itself out (sorry for the typo earlier). Regarding Detroit specifically, do you think a lot of the land could be rehabbed to make it a City of Parks (and Music)?
Okay this next part sounds rather dim?
Additionally, do you think a program could be set up for second/vacation/investor occupied homes to lease them out to be temporary accomodations for those in need like a AirBnB style program?