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| From 2Millionth Web Log |
The NY Times on a planned community in Germany where cars are parked in communal lots on the periphery:
Life in a car-reduced place like Vauban has it own unusual gestalt in the country that is home to Mercedes-Benz and the autobahn. It is long and relatively narrow, so that the tram into Freiburg is an easy walk from every home. Stores, restaurants, banks and schools are more interspersed among homes than they are in a typical suburb. Most residents, like Ms. Walter, have carts they haul behind bicycles for shopping trips or children’s play dates...
Original buildings have long since been torn town, and the stylish row houses that replaced them are set amid lush yards but are shaped somewhat like barracks -- buildings of four or five stories designed to reduce heat loss and maximize energy efficiency. They are trimmed with exotic woods and have elaborate balconies, lush gardens and metal sculptures, as befits a contemporary high-end suburb.
The horror.
On the other hand...
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| From 2Millionth Web Log |
"Hey Bubba, lets drive over to the Circle K for a microwave burrito and a Big Gulp."
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