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[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago (10 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (5 children)

It took two years to do the transformation. Do you think it'll be difficult to do another transformation when the time comes?

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (4 children)

How does one get off the sidewalk?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

In the usual way trot trot

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago
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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

In the bottom photo I kept scanning for Will Smith and his german shepherd

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (6 children)

While it looks nicer, the rent has doubled here

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

The rent would have doubled anyway. Paris is Paris.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

So: keep cities horrible so that the rent stays low. Got it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Also tourists will stay away

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Keep that tourism money at home! Our local restaurants can get fucked!

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Rent has doubled everywhere in the past few years. Real estate industry is to blame

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

nature is a costly amenity

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Due to reno or price gouging?

[–] [email protected] 48 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (5 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Idk looks like a pretty short street to me I’d say it’s fine

[–] [email protected] 76 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Rue du Dr Paquelin was pedestrianized so crosswalks aren't really needed.

It's a very small street.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

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..

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oh, I see what you mean. You're right, if there's a path through the bushes it's not obvious.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago

I think you see the start of a path halfway down the road on both sides

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (3 children)

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.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

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

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