Comments by "" (@josephfisher426) on "Can Trains Save Seattle?" video.

Any kind of apartments at scale need to be on a fairly large street in order to create the capacity to get that concentrated number of residents to and from their destinations (since only a few will be routinely using only their feet to move around). Maybe a train line can substitute, but those also tend to be near major roads anyway... Garden apartments, those are a different story...
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@golf1052 The substance of aesthetic design review varies greatly from place to place. It exists for good reason: when the property is no longer new, the planners want it to attract consistently paying customers. I would think it usually takes a backseat to substantial things though (like code).
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@compdude100 Oh, I agree... but in fully urban areas especially, a large apartment needs a bus line to be attractive. And that means some degree of major road.
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