Comments by "Ian Homer Pura" (@ianhomerpura8937) on "City Beautiful" channel.

  1.  @Kamen_Rider_Blade  how do you define "crowded"?
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  2. Singapore was successful in their high rise housing. Seems the US and the UK merely failed to implement what to do next: integrate these housing projects to mass transit and build amenities and accompanying facilities nearby.
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  3. Japan also has large downtown malls, most of them centuries-old companies that modernized and expanded during the reconstruction boom after the 1923 earthquake, and most have become institutions in their own, like Aeon, Isetan, and Mitsukoshi in Tokyo and Hankyu in Osaka. They get that foot traffic boost by deliberately connecting their stores to intercity and subway rail stations, as well as to bus terminals. This is the concept of eki-naka being replicated all over by these companies.
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  4. Quebec also has their rail systems patterned after the French, which explains why Montreal has a better metro than, say, Toronto and Vancouver.
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  5. From the Philippines here. You also need to add more: transport terminals, daycare centers, food courts, even entire churches.
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  6. ​​ @polygon_dust  this is because most malls either are directly connected to the commuter railway stations, have their own transport terminals, or even both. Some even have offices and apartments built on top of them. All of these ensure a constant stream of foot traffic.
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  7. In Japan though, they're connected directly to railway stations.
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  8. At least you can achieve 10,000 steps daily with ease.
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  9.  @starventure  city suburbs are not considered countryside though.
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  10. RMTransit also has a new video on NIMBYs, but focuses on its effect on ongoing transit projects.
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  11. They don't because they care about their property values way too much.
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  12. ​ @xr6lad  cost. It's much cheaper.
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  13. And yet, for some reason, bikes are still much better to use in cities like Helsinki and Oulu.
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  14. That is exactly what Singapore, Japan, and Austria did.
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  15. That's probably in the US. In the rest of the world though, the number of metro rail service commuters are now reaching and surpassing pre-COVID levels.
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  16.  @Labyrinth6000  do you really think that all other countries do something like Kowloon Walled City? You're insane.
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  17.  @jlcii  in other countries they now allow bikes on drive-thrus. As long as they're paying customers, they're welcome. Looks like US fastfood chains are behind with the times.
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  18. I am shocked that SFHs usually have 1,800 sq.ft. minimum. That is way too large for a single family. Our house is only 600 sq ft, but it's enough for us.
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  19. Interesting that Tempe is more into housing and transit because of its status as a college town. Meanwhile right beside it are two of the worst NIMBY towns in the US: Scottsdale and Gilbert.
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  20. Here in the Philippines, things started to change during the COVID lockdowns. Since customers are not allowed to eat inside, they allowed everyone on drive-thrus - cars, bikes, horses, even people just walking.
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  21.  @lifevest1  Singapore and South Korea mix them quite often. They have no problems whatsoever. All you have is excuses and preconceived biases.
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  22. I am puzzled that San Antonio still doesn't have ANY urban railway line, even though it has enough density to warrant at least three subway lines that can be done within ten years, to be honest. You have lots of money and right-of-way at your disposal.
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  23.  @stevestevenson3252  as long as they have wheels, they should be allowed om drive-thrus. Other areas already do that. I mean, why would you reject a paying customer?
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  24.  @dickiewongtk  which means you're a snowflake. Experience the elements. It's fun. 🙂
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  25. People have lived like that for CENTURIES. Was crime worse than nowadays? Also, if no one is coming, blame shitty law enforcement, not housing density. You're way too confused about a lot of stuff, I guess.
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  26.  @byunbaekhyun2283  because cheaper construction costs mean they can buy more trains, helping increase frequencies. Not every line should be underground with overbuilt stations but having shitty frequencies.
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  27. Suburban sprawl is bad when you are forced to drive even for the most basic stuff, like food and groceries.
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  28. No wonder why you Americans have all become people-hating misanthropes. Having businesses you can go to at any time of the day is the best thing to have.
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  29. Asian housing projects integrated their housing projects to be built near schools, businesses, and mass transit hubs. The US didn't.
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  30. What you have is shitty law enforcement. Your police pretty much sucks.
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  31.  @intreoo access to transportation is one major reason why Soviet housing units were very successful. It gave them easy access to downtown and other workplaces, i.e. nearby mines and factories.
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  32.  @Bluecho4  finally, someone mentions manufacturing consent! That is what so many people do not realize.
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  33. ​ @zackatwood2867  well, there are areas where McDonald's is the only restaurant open 24/7.
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  34. I don't get why you Americans are obsessed in turning your houses into appreciating assets. You really sure want a repeat of 2008?
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  35. Too many suburbanite car nuts in the comments section, as always.
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  36. Weird, since having large trees are great.
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  37. Warsaw rebuilt its historical district - the Stare Miasto - from scratch after WW2, built a highway right under it, and still got the designation from UNESCO. Dresden is now rebuilding its Neumarkt, with new housing and commercial units built all around the Frauenkirche. Potsdam is now doing the same, rebuilding extensively around the state parliament building. All of these target younger people to own homes of their own, right in the middle of their downtown areas.
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  38.  @night6724  and some people do not. Might as well give opportunities for both to thrive.
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  39.  @cambenson4402  however, it is also capitalism that fuels people to artificially jack up their property values by massively decreasing and blocking new housing developments, making demand much more higher than existing supply.
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  40.  @AdmiralBonetoPick  um, not really. Most of the projects attacked by NIMBYs are related to housing and mass transit. Either the policy is skewed in some aspect or people are just really way too selfish.
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  41.  @FreewayBrent  it is not unique, yes, but it was the US that started it. Other countries merely followed suit, bringing with it its horrible car-centric culture.
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  42. Most stroads once had streetcar tracks in the middle.
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  43. Here in the Philippines, the big department stores have also ventured into real estate. So they simply built high rise office and residential developments on top of their vast parking spaces. One example is SM Megamall in Ortigas.
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  44. ​ @johnjohnsonian4738  probably in the US. In most Asian cities, it's the teens that are fueling the consumerism. Some are even building schools right next to malls.
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  45.  @trenchantarchbishop5759  if they get their money thru illegitimate means, they deserve that hate
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  46. Not really. A lot of very diverse countries are able to make it work. It's only in the US that people have a mindset like yours.
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  47. North Korea adopted their current flag in September 1948. Before that they used the same Taegukgi flag used in the South
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  48. 5. Abolish HOAs.
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  49.  @tonysofla  don't they have police or security guards roaming around regularly to check? It's just as simple as that.
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  50. Or they could seize the opportunity brought by the housing crisis in Chicago and have some transit oriented development. The lands around Gary City Hall are all empty and is suitable for more middle rise housing.
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