This Incredible Car-Free Neighborhood is Designed for People, Not Cars - The Result is Amazing!
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- Опубликовано: 17 май 2024
- Culdesac is the first car-free neighborhood built from scratch in the US, and it will have housing for 1,000 residents once phase two is complete. Culdesac is built on 17 acres of land in Tempe Arizona, right next to a light rail train stop. It is also surrounded by other alternative transportation options like bike lanes and car sharing, as well as services like Lyft and Waymo (for rides in autonomous vehicles). In addition to the transportation options, there are some great amenities on site, including a corner market, a restaurant, a bike shop, a gym, a yoga studio, and other micro retail spaces like a podcast studio, a vintage clothing store, and a home decor business. These amenities help reduce the distance people have to travel for every day necessities, but the neighborhood is also cleverly connected to the rest of the city so that residents can easily have access to other services like schools, hospitals, and other businesses in Tempe.
You can follow and find out more about Culdesac here:
culdesac.com
/ liveculdesac
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This project is a revolutionary reference project for other cities, towns, and developers because it demonstrates that walkable neighborhoods like Culdesac can be successful in providing the kind of housing that people want, while avoiding urban sprawl, reducing the number of parking spaces and cars in cities, and reducing carbon emissions.
We hope you enjoyed checking out this project! And we want to say a big thank you to everyone who helped make this video possible including the Culdesac team, the videographers, and Ryan and Trinity :)
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Christian Ely, Victor Film Co
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Logan Hunt, @loganhuntfilmm
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NEEDS A WATER VAPOR COLLECTION SYSTEM AND WIND TURBINES
I live in a walkable neighborhood in Europe, and my supermarket is here- literalky downstairs, bakery, floral shop, pharmancy, doctor's office, park, petshop, houseware shop, clothing, post office, two banks, restaurants, pubs, vino shop, pivoteka, etc all within my neighborhood square. Then my tram stop is across the street and I can go downtown in 15 mins for theater, arts, cultural stuff and large farmer's markets, and I have four seasons. I gave up my big California homes, cars (two BMW's), no car repairs and insurance and crazy stress. I was so sick of driving everywhere, my transit is $17 mo for everything: trams, buses, metro. If I need to when travelling I can rent a car. My networth, and health has improved also without paying for all that stuff!
Where in europe?
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As a European, this seems so foreign and fascinating as most of European cities try to be car free, at least, in some neighbourhoods if not in the whole area. I ever fully grasped how American cities developed or how public transportation can be so bad in some places 😅
Having never owned a car in my life, this is refreshing to have another different perspective and this is really interesting. Most of the people I know have the other side of the coin problem “where am I going to park my car because I will not be using it for the next 3weeks?” 😂 Thank you for showing this project
Great idea, however, were is the park for metal heath, not much green space either, what’s the point building a car free zone but no space for wildlife😢
Probably, it's located in a deserted region, and so the native wildlife is poor there. If natural water is scares there, it might be complicated and unprofitable to specially plant and sustain trees in large amounts, like parks... But yes, some kind of little green lawns here and there, with grass, to step on, rest and play, for yoga ets., would be a proper alternative.
It’s in the Sonoran desert. Not a lot of green in the desert
Tempe is in Arizona which is a desert.
Had buildings downtown with their own grocery stores, coffee shop and much more back in the early 80's in Cleveland OH
US is built for cars, to sell cars. Its really adorable to see them reinvent the wheel as here in Europe almost every city is walkable.
So many of us dont even like to drive
We need this!
I have noticed that if more ppl were given the opportunity to live an east coast life or a much more sustainable one they would. I truly believe most ppl are inherently lazy. Unless you plan on providing a step by step process presented at their door no one is going to go out of their way to live an easier life.
As someone who has lived car free for over two decades, this is a really interesting concept.. I wonder how they feel about electric motorcycles and other vehicles like that..
a lot of people in the comments are saying you’re giving up your freedom.. but I actually agree with him. I save so much money not owning a car, I belong to a car share in my city that is a $1 membership fee a month, and then pay only for the time usage, and they are all electric cars… so no gas prices increases. Also there is Uber, lyft, electric scoters, metro transit, and lightrail as options. And yes I can’t just run out the door and jump in a car and go anywhere, but that forces me to live a more deliberate lifestyle, more conscious of my choices and to have to plan out my days, weeks, schedule, which is great for me, since naturally I am a couch potato.
I'm moving in the same direction. Just looked at how expensive my car is. I don't like driving anymore and when I did the math I only use a car about once or twice a month so it costs me close to one hundred dollars per use. Stupid really.
That's great for you and I'm truly happy for you and others that find this kind of lifestyle a great fit for you. However most Americans won't like this kind of living especially if you have children. Emergencies at school are a fact, my kid broke her arm twice on the junglejim on the playground. There's too much of my life that I want to trust God with not the govt. And these things look like they're a prison.
You don't have freedom when you need to plan everything to the t...freedom is making a decision on a whim,wake up in the morning and decide to hop in you car and make a drive to the beach for example.Sorry,but your lifestyle seems more like a prison sentence 😢
I agree that i could save a ton of money by not owning vehicles, however i'd miss even more the sheer joy i get out of riding my motorcycle out into the countryside on a beautiful warm , sunny day or going for a drive somewhere in my car. Selfish? Maybe, but 'til they powers that shouldn't be , stop going to wars & the so called elites of the world tone down their activities, private jets, enormous houses on huge estates etc, i'm not going to lose a lot of sleep over the carbon foot prints of my 14 yr olde car or my nearly 20 yr olde motorcycle. Besides, as in anything that gov'ts are always pushing upon us, they always show the brightest & the most fun side of what they would like to impose upon a sometimes very gullible public. Seeing those pictures of those very plain unappealing buildings reminded me of pictures of the soviet union back in the sixties, plain, ugly & designed only to house thousands of people. In 60 yrs these places could just resemble another ghetto like housing project. Ric.
@@maryfolks9368lol. what if.... you could just walk to your kids school? you literally didnt even think of that because your mind is so engrained by the way of life thats been advertised to you
I’ve just watched quite a few of your videos and they all are very informative, a very good watch. Thanks for sharing their stories!
absolutely adorable and amazing . this would be awesome for near the Las vegas strip. wipe out some of the area's there that aren't attractive or being used and build this , I'd love this .I am 71 and my car is a 92, don't really drive that much, and don't care to spend the money for a newer car. I'm in for sure.
I'll take the top floor apartment of Cell Block H please
Interesting. Love this! No congestion pricing either!
It’s cool . It needs growing spaces and way more green. That’s essential for health as well.
And Vapor drip water collection
Hard to do that in Arizona.
I wonder if buried greenhouses would work, since the portion that’s underground would keep the structure cooler.
That's the real problem: THE LACK OF TREES in humans' habitats with lots of cars, and not just LOTS OF CARS! ))
In fact, even without any car around, it's just unhealthy (equals anti-ecological) to have no trees in a populous area, because it's trees that utilise carbon dioxide (which humans produce) and reproduce oxygen (which is crucial for humans) ))
Just in a deserted area there are no trees by definition. So, what's the point to allure people to settle in a desert? 🤔
After someone commented that there ARE trees planted, but that it takes time for them to put on size, I watched the video again and saw that there are indeed many trees dotted throughout.
I guess if these comments could have been anticipated in advance, then they could’ve made explicit mention of plantings in the video to avoid all of this disdain for the project, based solely on the lack of trees & other greenery, though completely understandable.
So glad to see Culdesac getting lots of great press these days!
There has to be drawbacks but they weren't mentioned.
They did mention some. Like how this one didn't have enough space to include amenities like hospitals or schools, so they took that into consideration when assessing what alternative transportation was available.
As someone who can’t afford a vehicle and who’s city is laid out badly and the bus routes are no better; i love this idea. It’s healthier while also being more convenient. I have one crappy grocery store within walking distance and all the rest take 20+ mins by bus one way. And I have one pharmacy close to my place. Wanna guess where I do my grocery shopping and pick up prescrptions?
a car free neighbourhood with a massive carpark just outside for people to park there cars pmsl
You can't control what other people build. & if it's not attached, then the owners would likely have residents towed.
Is this the 15 minute city concept?
The first thing think of when i see this located in a hot climate was "pizza oven". All that brick and concrete plus hot temperatures. Little to no nature or green space in sight.
While some may prefer this style of living, I couldn't do it and maintain sanity.
It looks ideal for maybe young folks.
I'm glad its an option for whomever would be interested.
I will stay where trees and grass can grow. ❤
It’s covered in trees. They don’t instantly grow it takes time.
Speaking as somebody who lives in a rural city, Metropolitan Cities will exist regardless of your "preferences". So why not make them more people friendly?
Not sure why less car centric cities sounds dystopian to a lot of North Americans. You guys got some brainwashing to undo.
Also, more buildings that are close together means more shade. So I don't think too many people will have their feet melt off.
Uhhh parking lots are just concrete. Parking garages? Concrete on top of concrete. Cities with cars are already pizza ovens like Houston and Austin Texas.
@@heyheyyouyouidontlike I stay as far away from "cities " as possible.
@@manymusings why is cities in quotation marks. Lol
I applaud your initiative and forward thinking. I also notice the choice of locations. Not next to a light rail system, but low weather variety. Walking from the rail system, even with a larger load of groceries, is one thing when it isn’t raining. Or freezing. Or snowing. Now if we could just get business’ to stop setting up shop in areas with no water!
Or at least have good systems that can collect, store & reuse water. So places like Arizona are excellent for off-grid living with wise, regenerative, permaculture farms run by people who understand living in these hot, arid climates.
RUclips channel "Not Just Bikes". Excellent channel that goes in depth about livable communities and real examples that retrofitted partly because building new wasn't an option.
Yes! Great channel. I binge-watched it right after I found it. Also RUclips channel "Strong Towns" slots in with these other channels nicely.
This seems like a fantastic way to keep a lot of people in one bubble
nothing is keeping them there. the car is actually a fantastic way to make consuming resources that are priced at a profit a necessity. chaining you to those consumables just to live.
You mean like the suburbs?
@@daltonbedore8396 Sure, but at least your mind won't be chained. Personally, I'd rather spend a few bucks on gas in a fair market trade for someone else's work and be free to explore anywhere the road can take me then be holed up, going to home and work, over and over again on a bus, trapped in a city, surrounded by the same high volume human bs every single day. But hey, at least you could convince yourself you're morally superior to everyone else because you have a single part of the market you choose not to trade in, and you can hang out with all your morally superior friends-neighbors and huff each others' farts
@@guynumber914 No. Tell me you've never left the city without telling me you've never left the city
what are you on about lol no one is forcing you to live there and you’re still free to leave whenever you want… you can literally see the tram that takes you into the city
What if you cannot ride a bike? I really love the idea, brilliant but not enough greenery around . Like the connected community and lovely for young people. A new avenue is always welcome
Because of my visual disability, I could get used to it at an instant! :D As someone who lives in the US, I would love to live there.
I love it, I want to move there, I havent had a car since the 80s I ride my bike every where or train, bus on inclement weather!
Weffy
This is beautiful. Congratulations. It’s funny that communities like this have been built in the past that were all inclusive but were destroyed.
😂😂😂😂😂 I heart this comment
This man is earning a fortune, developing these 15 min neighborhoods. Those who like it should live there, those who don‘t should be free to live how and where they want.
Because the people making this and the video are saying otherwise?
people aren’t forced to live there you know
@@bleh329because this narrative is blowing across the world and making it seem the right thing to do
@@jackhemm98didn’t see a disclaimer tho
It always starts out to be sunny with unicorns and gum balls then there is no going back once everyone takes the bait. What if u don't like your neighbors after awhile or you want your privacy? Hello and welcome to the 15 min cuties.👋
Interesting, however I’d miss having my own backyard and garden. But, interesting.
Looks like a great alternative to traditional housing. Also, for those who don't like it, they don't have to live there. But don't complain because different people have different ideas.
Exactly as you are doing right now - complaining about different ideas. There’s a reason so many people in the comments don’t like this.
“I like living the bug man lifestyle, stop pointing out my garbage lifestyle that I’ve wholeheartedly bought into”.
So if you like your doctor you can keep your doctor? No thanks
@@jakew1362You don't seem to read well. There is an important distinction between complaining and observation, there was no complaint here. And yes, there is a reason people in the "comments don’t like this". They don't like this because they are status quo zombies, anything different, anything that makes them question their own choices from sheer habit and little forethought scares the crap out of them. As the comment stated: if you don't get it, don't live in such a place, problem solved, move on.
@@jakew1362I don’t understand why you consider this a complaint. It’s a comment acknowledging that different people have different needs, and that we can just meet people where they are.
That’s it….it’s not criticism.
Why do some people take everything so personally? Defensiveness is exhausting to deal with. 🙄
Is there grass?
It’s Arizona.
@@sunshine3914Which means blazing hot pavement or gravel. Don't even think about wearing flip-flops because when one breaks you won't be able to hobble home with scorched feet.
Grass is an artificial construct and requires an inordinate amount of water and resources to maintain just so people can say "oh look another lawn". What, exactly, would be the upside there?
@@d4mdcykey Many Arizona communities have large water features (and grass) to give an oasis like appearance. But it's still hot as hades and lots of water is lost to evaporation. I hate the way you go from a furnace outdoors to a refrigerator indoors there. Too much temperature fluctuation for my taste. Most places used to use swamp coolers (evaporative cooling) but I think now pretty much everything is refrigerated air.
Grass is a plant, not an artificial construct.
I once lived in discovery bay Hong Kong .. no cars. Loved the place. Amazing
I'm interested in whether solar was considered and rejected, or can be added later, or just isn't viable. AZ seems a natural place to use it.
same.. Plus no Water collection
The first thing I noticed is all the rooftop space without any sort of solar panels. It seems like a huge missed opportunity to keep residents costs down and really show the possibilities of a neighborhood like this.
I thought the same.
Shhhh! You’re not supposed to notice! That would’ve cut too much into the profit of squeezing as many tight “rentals” into a small place. There’s a reason they’re only three stories tall too. Cuts out the need for expensive elevators & additional engineering. They can claim whatever bs environmental concerns they want, but there’s $$$ behind every decision in real estate development.
@@governer76 with the price of that gym and Dry cleanner...
Istanbul living at American prices. Wonderful.
Candle shop and podcast studio!!! Where do I sign up???
There's a real Middle East/African vibe to this design and layout. Goes to show there's nothing new under the sun.
I've seen this one before on another site!
I'm moving in but please don't have crickets on the menu
This video reminds me of the old videos that were made promoting low income projects from the 1960s.
You will own nothing, you will go no where & you will like it.
BINGO... look at Toronto housing ghettos,exactly like this layout.
What I laugh at is I live in an actual house with a yard and walk to everything while these clowns push Gaza style
i started following this channel when the creators lived in a vehicle... I am blown away and delighted to see how much it has grown!
*According To Their Website:*
*Studios from $1300s*
*1 bedrooms from $1400s*
*2 bedrooms from $2000s*
*3 bedrooms from $3200s*
more affordable than I thought actually
Less affordable than I thought tbh but idk the Tempe market
If it includes water, it’s a bargain.
not bad
Seattle prices
How is Apartments with shops underneath/nearby some sort of revolutionary concept?
We want this with actual houses that can be owned.
you will own *nothing* and you will pretend to be happy, capeesh.
Go live out there then.
My husband and I think this is an interesting concept. Thank you so much Matt and Danielle ❤❤
These kinds of win win communities are what the present and future needs to sustain itself. Adding ebikes though is only asking for trouble considering everywhere there is walkable to begin with. A regular pedal bike is a good enough perk, and a fraction of the cost of an ebike. Plus, the exercise could eliminate the need for a gym for some people. I live in a county in California where as soon as someone gets an ebike they lose their minds! This starts as young as elementary kids to adults. Reckless speeds, disrespect for any and all pedestrians are as commonplace here as ever. Maybe the people in your community are totally considerate of their fellow tenants while riding an ebike to and fro. Just hope they stay that way.
This sounds good but they should make it affordable for people who are low income or earn minimum wage even if they need section 8 housing.Not just the middle or high class
After living internationally for 10 years, all without owning a car, we enjoy the more economical, more personal and less competitive aspects of living car-less. We wish Culdesac Tempe all the best.
I'm from Europe and although my coutnry is far from being fully walkable, it is still possible and the public transport is very good. I've never own a car, I don't even have a driving licence and I plan to keep it the same. Seeing that its basically impossible to do in most of the USA is heartbreaking. Watching american movies and series I always imagined it as the best place to live, but as I get older my views change drastically. I would never live there, it's clearly not for me. The USA has (had?) a very good PR, but thats it.
Your perspective might be a little incorrect since you don't live here in the US. The US is massive and we have plenty of cities that are indeed walkable. We have 50 states here, so it's many options available for the way you choose to live. In this particular area in the video though, it is more of car dependent city. But again, we have so many cities that are not.
No playground?
Is it HOA?
I live in a walkable neighborhood and it’s the best!
Me too!
How were they able to pass this through code? Waste? Emergency vehicles?
The amount of people in this comment section that are so clearly conditioned into thinking that anything other than car dependant single family homes is bad is insane.
I'm not saying this is perfect. But some people are so brainwashed.
Yes, I'm wondering if this got clipped from some toxic social media group and then they carpetbombed the comment section to keep the status quo intact, because the sheer number and levels of negativity is WAY out of proportion to something this innocuous and well-meaning.
it’s so strange isn’t it that people are so against having local shops 😂
I like the Copenhagen style light strings.
Makes me wonder why they’d even “waste” their time watching this. 🤔
Sometimes, I’m curious as to what the “other side” thinks, so I’ll watch a video about an aspiring authoritarian & their followers, but I’m there as an observer to learn about human psychology & diversity of ways of being in our species-even if I don’t agree with them, I’m there to gain understanding & expand my mind.
@@d4mdcykeysorry for your negativity towards the nay sayers ….isn’t it nice that we live in a world where others are free to disagree and agree. It’s called, being a human being living in a human world where, surprise surprise, 😮😮😮😮, we all can be humans and not like the same things…..Maybe that’s a strange concept to you?
"connecting with the environment alot more"? Where?
And theres lots of asphalt and a road close by with cars whizzing by
I don't know if they have much rain there. Prob very limited water supply.
It's about the housing and alternative lifestyle. Did you think that this 1 company was going to change the world all at once? At least they're making a change for better quality of life. One small step at a time.
Looks like it's made with plywood. Is it made with plywood??? Architecture also looks like it's from some animated kids show.
Good Lord, do you literally travel to each video's location to film the subject?, that's got to be some crazy air milage! Your videos literally cover the whole planet. What a great life thought, to travel so much for what you love.
3:42 Tempe Marketplace DOES NOT have a Super Target. It is a regular Target. I am a diehard Target shopper! Target Corporation has branded all stores as “Target” since 2015. There is no longer a distinction between Target, Target Greatland, and Super Target. 3:45 I don't think this guy has ever been to Tempe Marketplace bc there aren't any doctor's offices there either.
This guy reminds me of Whitney Siegel in The Cruse, heh. :)
Although I'm someone who like cars as an interest of mine im not biased to ideas like this, I can see the appeal of this, I'd like to not need my car to commute everywhere and I agree reducing the need to use cars to commute would be great and beneficial in some ways.
This might not be for everyone, its certainly not for me but a cool idea for some. Though Id say you're more dependant on local businesses so that takes away a bit from no longer being 'car dependant'. I think being more self-sufficient is better but again that isn't for everyone.
I also want to point out that transport is not the biggest source of emissions, its actually animal agriculture believe it or not and by quite a margin extra but it often gets ignored and blamed elsewhere like on transport.
Really has that new world order glow about it, very schwob-esque!!
Clearly you haven’t travelled. This is the standard European model.
It will be a nightmare for fire fighters to navigate if such neighborhoods became larger.
Electric bikes from china on charge.....towering inferno fot the podcaster age
Being closed to motor traffic or not designed for motor vehicles does not mean inaccessible to motor traffic. They wouldn't have received development approval without emergency access. Generally, these communities are built with primary laneways large enough for emergency vehicles to access every building. They are simply closed off to motor traffic unless there's an emergency. Lots of places in Europe are like this. Many pedestrian-only shopping districts have specific days or hours when trucks are allowed in to make deliveries, nothing outside that.
Emergency access is a requirement, by law, of any housing developments built now.
Nice to see some alternative living options. Some of the smaller streets pretty narrow though. I hope they're still emergency vehicle accessible!
This is freaking awesome! I want to live like this.
This is stunning..
Where is this place?, is this a rental or purchase ?
all this is mentioned in the video…
Renarkably little greenspace- you've replaced parking lots and driveways with brick.
It's Arizona. I have family in Tempe and there are cacti, but that's it. You can have fake grass, if you want?
yeah its in the middle of the desert...
What if you wanna like drive to like umm flagstaff or like um anywhere?
have a car?
@@killingtimeitself good call. I like cars.
What about family with children?
Who tf can afford children?
@@sunshine3914exactly and yet you still wholeheartedly support modern stuff like this. You love bug man city culture, you love modernization, and you say things like who could afford that yet still are a wholehearted government/corporate tool.
15 minutes city is coming
They're already making them. Total dependence on the system of surveillance and control. People are such slaves thinking they are free.
Also known as Freedom Cities.
You will own nothing, you will go no where & you will like it.
l prefer walkable cities. No car pollution, no traffic noise, and it promotes to moving daily routines by walk or bike, which are good for health. It was good before cars conquered them and made them almost unlivable.
@@ivan55599 It goes way beyond a walkable city and less pollution. It means that you are completely dependent upon a system that is corrupt already. When I first saw the vision for the Venus project, I was excited because I thought it would be a great concept but not with the current system. You don't give up your money or your guns unless they do too. You don't give up anything you're doing now, unless they have relinquished all control. We have a lot of corruption and evil ruling right now. How long before they start telling you what to think, what to do on a schedule every day, and what you're allowed to eat based on your social credit score? People like you are incredibly unconscious to think that these type of neighborhoods are going to be a giving you more freedom and health. Is the system of surveillance and total control. Maybe that works for sheep minded people like you, but for most of us, we want to be free. Marxism.... socialism.... communism. You're a frog in a pot thinking it's a jacuzzi.
"Creating a revolution in urban living"
NO, this has been happening in other countries for decades.
Car dependency is so ingrained into the American psyche & culture that this seems like a genuinely new concept.
Karl Schwob design
15 minutes
“You will own nothing and be happy.”
Candle shop and podcast studio....come on what's not to like. I think it's missing an insect deli though.
Picture in your mind the big city tenement apartment building in Chicago or New York. You get the idea. This is the magazine version.
@@joycelane3317 15 minute countdown too
i can’t believe so many people are this angry about … *checks notes* housing where you don’t rely on a car and have basic amenities within your complex
for sure the main type of ppl that hate this are business involving cars (repair shops, gas stations, dealerships, etc) and real estate agents. they fear/hate the idea of if somehow this takes off damn fast then there goes the rate of ppl need repairs, gas and such for the cars and the cost of the house will drop with the removal of the garage or at least reduce size of it which will alter pricing. this can cause harm to those businesses whic hdepending on ppl and which side their on will vary.
It's a direct reflection of people who have no vision, they NEED the status quo or they are terrified of everything because it's not business as usual and comfortable, even though that mode of life is ruining their health and the planet.
@@d4mdcykeyNO, that’s not it. The planet is fine. The oil owning barons just found an even better way to make mo’money using the planet-is-dying paradigm…
Car dependency, so lets be even more dependent in different ways...
Everyone is dependent on something in some way. Anyone who believes they are fully independent isn't acknowledging the systems that are supporting them.
wow houses and a shop, britain started building these types of housing estates for decades ago , then eventually they became ghettos as the public transport system started to degrade .So enjoy it while you can
which other countries China?
I wonder if i lived there and put an American flag out if these people would be pissed.
Love this, but my only problem with this is that there isn't enough space between buildings to let sunlight in and would be better to have some variation in building height like 1- 4 stories in denser areas and maybe 5-6 in areas nearby more open spaces like parks and plazas, both for natural light and to avoid it looking too samey. More trees would also be a benefit as they work to provide shade and collect excess rainwater as well as other things, but I do think not just the states but also some places in europe need more spaces like this, as even us here are not immune to a degrading quality of life in cities due to car and oil companies filling pockets of politicians, who only care about short term financial gains from the money thrown their way by people with no moral compass.
Never been to AZ?
The sun is murderous in Az, shade and airflow is the priority.
I was about to say the same thing as the other replies above. In Arizona, there is more than enough sun. What's needed is shade and breezes. The diffuse daylight is readily reflected into those lanes by the light-coloured building walls. You'll see similar in older Mediterranean cities.
@@dragonabsurda oh I had no idea, my bad then
Yeah its a hot place and any culture In hot places actually build to block out some sun.
These are literally 15 minute cities,all is left to do is build a gated entrance and put a guard there and we end up just like China 😅 hey,look up soviet neigh oorhoods that they built in the 50-70s ,they look exactly same as this "no car town"....shal I go on with examples?😂
Do you know what kind of places cities were before cars conquered them?
Why did the car-free neighborhood build a huge parking lot? Also how does the business ship all the products to and from? The trucks show up at night so the residents don't see the cars and trucks delivering the goods.
Every zone abuts other zones and they need ways to connect. The world isn't car-free and this community isn't autonomous. They need a space to interface. This is normal for car-free neighbourhoods.
Sounds like the beginnings of a UN/WEF 15 minute city to me.
Where are the jobs? Let me guess, far from the neighborhood and you can't ebike to your job. No schools for those with kids. Sooo you still need a car! This doesn't fix the problem because you need the job it's the most important component; build this with that in mind not just eliminating cars because are not the issue. The issues are #1 cost of renting #2 jobs jobs jobs close to home #3 amenities #4 healthcare
Who needs a job when you've got Universal Basic Income?
Haven’t you heard about the growing number of people who work from home? This new internet thing appears to be quite revolutionary.
@@sunshine3914 The pandemic sure helped that along. Even your doctor can work from home! They don't need to lay hands on you because the diagnosis will always be the same...take a 💊.
@@jaycarver4886Take another red pill & be a slave to the auto makers & whichever energy supply. And for what? To get to work in order to pay for that overpriced hunk of plastic that’s good for as long as it doesn’t get bumped by another piece of plastic?
@@sunshine3914 I live on a beautiful ranch...and vehicles are necessary when you live rural. Good try though.
15 minute city
I had the same thought.......huh.....🫣🤔🙄
Looks neat. Time will tell if it works, but I hope it does!
The rest of the world seems to be alright after the past tens of thousands of years though. Or maybe that's not a sufficient enough data set.
The community on Mackinac Island has been car free for 100+ years
It would look more interesting, if the outlook wouldn't be cheaply made white sterile cubes with lots of glass and steel.
I'm guessing the building facades facilitate reflecting ambient daylight into the lanes. Consider cities like Santorini. The buildings themselves are mostly just blocks, but the whitewash helps keep the lanes bright while still providing shade from the intense direct sunlight.
So it's similar to Europe?
The biggest question I have about this is how good are the walls? Can I hear my neighbors fighting, etc? I ask that because every apartment complex I've lived in you can, and that sucks.
That's what happens when stuff is built on the cheap with no consideration of livability. Not all apartments are like that. And none *need* to be.
the solution is building codes that mandate sound insulation. I've been told it's already happened but it was only 15 years ago or something like that
Agreed. My only bummer moment about this neighbourhood is that all the residences are apartments.
new construction (in developed countries), usually has good isolation
No cars =/= bad design. I dont know why they dont have green spaces, covered walk areas (its hot there right?) , solor generated power and better layout for air flow and made with cooler materials, softer colors and more individual builds? If i was in something like this, id want to own the whole building and have my shop down stairs and my extended family upstairs ..
I don't see the bug factory...
Those will be shipped in, but only if the people all behave themselves and there is no wrong-think.
You're complaining about an outcome that you support while projecting it on people who want to prevent it.
This is a great idea and looks like a safe place to live as long as the residents have all been vetted 😊
I grew up in a beautiful walkable neighborhood in New York City.
OK?
Must of been a long time ago?
Nice start at catching up with first world countries, I love it! :)
LMAO, you meant third world.
I think there is pro and cons to this complex ,I live in the UK,so home life is a little different, the complex is kept very clean ,extremely roomy indoors ,nice idea car free,facilities like gym and shop is ideal,nice gift a free bike,I feel though it's very white inside and out we need colour to nourish our auras and spirit, too close knit to others hence lack of privacy ,would not be ideal with the elderly who may struggle to ride a bike or disabled people so does not cater for all,not too ideal for children no play area,even though it was mentioned landscape I disagree not much nature at all. ,price to rent or buy one of these apartments was not mentioned or any additional charges like cleaning staff,are they also long term homes ,contracts ,rent to buy scheme?,wveryone has different needs and wants ,very nice if one felt this complex was the right type of accommodation and if you enjoy being in a small knit community, not ideal for all . Liked it though a superb way to house people and beautifully designed ,nicely kept .
All is rightly noticed. The place looks fine as temporary living for young working or studying folks. And for a warm climate.
The ideal is to let all people have resource and choose where and how to settle, whether cars or bikes, whether flats or private houses, whether pavement or grass... and not force people eventually to come to the only choice granted by some government.
There’s no talk of costs !?
OK IT NEEDS A WATER VAPOR COLECTION SYSTEM!
I would love this in central Texas! We have to drive on highways to get everywhere!
Beautiful!!!
But....
Where's the solar panels? Wind?
Gotta go farther dude.
Exactly. Buildings should all have solar on roof or roof-top food gardens...
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How’s the wheelchair accessibility?
He mentioned about halfway through that all the ground level units are accessible, which is about what you can expect from a neighborhood with no elevators.
Not saying there is anything wrong with this or don't like it, however, I don't see the difference between this and a run of the mill neighborhood or apartment complex except for the shops.
I see a parking lot and a whole lot of hardscape in the section that is finished. A large mall is walk/bike distance (with a bike path) and train is across the street so easy to make a car free claim. Of course I agree that owning vehicles is expensive.
Interesting. But the houses are packed to each other and there is a lack of natural light in some apartaments I believe.
For many people those are habitual conditions )) So the architects are benevolent in offering them homes that retain "nice old poverty tradition" 😁
It's in Arizona. Sunniest place in the US.
No privacy, human filing cabinets, with a very low property value. What does this look like when inconsiderate trashy people move in? Who is this 20 something guy anyway? He is talking like he knows what everyone wants.
Great if you have nice weather, but not practical for more inclement climates and tough for families, also no trees and not enough space for privacy.