tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923189313755341259.post5943372292973508192..comments2024-03-27T21:49:11.431-04:00Comments on Imagine, DC: SuburbaneDavemurphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07331653772702609738noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923189313755341259.post-44581476365266510672009-10-26T23:28:25.620-04:002009-10-26T23:28:25.620-04:00I violated the not-allowed-to NW branch more times...I violated the not-allowed-to NW branch more times than I could count... <br /><br />in Woodmoor, I now realize I had easily a dozen peers even within my allowed radius... but for some reason, it never worked out to be a helpful socialization. I guess that's not a urban design problem, though.~brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434045368104940895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923189313755341259.post-75494068931335163662009-10-25T13:45:49.068-04:002009-10-25T13:45:49.068-04:00But dude, didn't you know that the suburbs are...But dude, didn't you know that the suburbs are best for kids? At least that's what GM told me back in the early 1960's.<br /><br />Suburbs are built in such a way that they encourage one's control-freak tendencies. Everything is subdivided and simple. A planner feels like they are planning how people will live rather than just buildings that will make a simple profit. I don't think it's coincidental that we have become a much more control-freaky anal-retentive culture since a majority of us became car slaves.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18382275057184120210noreply@blogger.com