This looks great, but I feel like the trees might become a problem to the adjacent buildings when they mature, unless they’re the type of trees that only grow tall and skinny?
It took two years to do the transformation. Do you think it’ll be difficult to do another transformation when the time comes?
Nobody wants to cut down trees once they’ve grown.
How does one get off the sidewalk?
Between the bushes. How would one get off the sidewalk with the cars parked in the way?
In the usual way trot trot
Patiently
While this is nice, I do not really see any places where one can now cross the street?
Some cut-outs for pedestrians would probably be helpful for people who need to access a building on the other side.Rue du Dr Paquelin was pedestrianized so crosswalks aren’t really needed.
I don’t mean crosswalks, I mean places where people can cut through the greenery to get to the “road”.
As it stands now I don’t see a way for people to actually get to the other side of the street.Maybe they exist, but I don’t see them in the picture…
Oh, I see what you mean. You’re right, if there’s a path through the bushes it’s not obvious.
I think you see the start of a path halfway down the road on both sides
Yeah. I’d do more little islands instead, which would also give space for other stuff, like benches or other seating areas, bike racks, etc.
Move the road over to one side, and give double space for greenery on the other side.
Then you can add benches, playgrounds, etc.Still… As it currently stands it is an improvement over what came before
Idk looks like a pretty short street to me I’d say it’s fine
Definitely agreed. Strictly better than cars, but there has to be something we’re missing here, else this is a huuuge pain in the ass for literally no reason.
In the bottom photo I kept scanning for Will Smith and his german shepherd
Honestly? Looks like shit.
While it looks nicer, the rent has doubled here
Rent has doubled everywhere in the past few years. Real estate industry is to blame
Yes and no. Yes because fuck big corps that buy houses and set rent price to achieve fill factor of 0.7, no because very these corps buy cheap dirty houses, renovate them, and double the rent.
I bet you don’t live in Paris or even France.
There is a lock on rent in heated housing markets for example. Not everything in the US is the same on this side of the pond.
I think your statment here is actual in reverse of what you may want to point out.
An increase in rent shows a induced demand for the property. More people are wanting to live in this location, thus the rents have gone up because of this demand. The rent did not go up because of the cost of installing those trees, but because the trees are there.
Similarly homes located near public parks, schools, hospitals, or transit may have a higher price tag because more people want said properties.
An increase in rent shows a induced demand for the property.
Nope. Increase in rent shows the pumped up scarcity.
More people are wanting to live in this location, thus the rents have gone up because of this demand.
Again nope. You are spreading propaganda without knowing it. Rent is driven by rental algorithms like Yardi and Realpage. Supply and demand do not work if the property is in the hands of few that calculate their prices using the same database and the same algorithms.
The rent would have doubled anyway. Paris is Paris.
So: keep cities horrible so that the rent stays low. Got it.
Also tourists will stay away
Keep that tourism money at home! Our local restaurants can get fucked!
Due to reno or price gouging?
nature is a costly amenity
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