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sprawl repair

sprawl repair

there are examples, everywhere, of wasteful land use

"suburban megablock" (before): oversized, single-use buildings and exposed parking1

sprawl repair manual1 describes how to fix places

(before)

these updates are incremental

adding a green space

once you see some changes,

dividing a large building

you can imagine a larger transformation

adding shops, parks, townhouses, and parking garages

and wasted spaces can become full

(after)
(after)
(after)
(estimated)2

  1. Tachieva, Galina. Sprawl Repair Manual. 1st ed., Island Press, 2010.
  2. based on this (loose) model of the diagram on page 236 of above.