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Originally Posted by twig
So large blocks are keeping demand low? Large blocks are not what if keeping people from creating demand to live in and work downtown to the extend to demand large buildings. Large blocks are a reason that developers use to create small less risk developments because they are far from comfortable to build taller buildings. If a developer saw such high demand then they would be a lot less reluctant to build taller buildings in the downtown area, and the large blocks would have little to do with the decision at that point. What Orlando said makes far more sense to as why high rise demand isn’t as high, why would people live downtown if most the jobs are going at the silicon slopes area? There’s the answer to your supply and demand answer. Not large blocks.
Large blocks are just another piece to the puzzle.
Every large city has obstacles to overcome.
Want to change the demand pace, then entice these large companies to move downtown instead of the burbs, and wallah! You got office space demand and you in turn start to get much more residential demand regardless of block size.
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Large blocks
Decrease available frontage. Demand wider roads. Decrease possible pedestrian pathhways and increase walking distances. There is little doubt in my mind that our block sizes definitely impact DT vitality. The key will be to be aware of the negative impacts that our block sizes have so that we can be creative in finding ways to mitigate them while still reaping the benefits of greater developable density. I think we started to see that happen under Becker with his emphasis on breaking up the blocks with pedestrian pathways.