urbanism

one reason why suburbs or even cities like Denver feel less walkable are bc the buildings facing streets are just too wide. 

when you’re walking past 100 ft of walmart wall, there’s nothing to engage with. no entryways, no people, no life. but streets with narrower buildings—20 ft or less—give you much more to interact with. more shops, more neighbors, more texture. 

we’re built for human-scale places, not oversized slabs made for cars.

(Image by matthew Fredrick and vikas Mehta)

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