free access to a trove of information leads to realizing that the "shortcut versions" swirling around are at best gross simplifications, at worst complete BS, and this leads to critical thinking and resistance, which in turn is something the powers that be will classify as "crimes".
A really good pub, that serves proper real ale (lager is also allowed) and has great food, large servings. A roaring fire for winter and nice beer garden for the summer.
I'll let you all sort out the rest of the city, I'll be alright here. You can come and join me when you're done.
I agree, rail is the most efficient way to move large numbers of people, and a very important tool for enabling high density development. But a good transportation system includes a variety of modes and a well connected network. To support rail, you also need a suite of smaller vehicles that can take people off those main trunks. One without the other is an incomplete system. And of course you can't have any of that without a complete network of pathways, sidewalks, bike infrastructure, streets/roads/highways, etc.
bonus if the running trails are gravel, there seems to be a trend where north american cities all pave over their gravel trails to avoid liability in case of injury but it saps a lot of the adventure out of a run/hike if everything is paved.
Edit: Sorry, didn't mean for the comment to come off a certain way or for it to be misunderstood. I have an aversion to letting lawyers, courts, insurance companies, etc. dictate access to public goods and services in favor isolationism. It's just an unfortunate reality.
I haven't looked at the numbers but I consider this a movement that needs to start locally.
When it comes to waste, the devil is in the details. Look at the US Government budget breakdown and it's hard to see, but I think if people were interested enough to look into specific projects that are in front of their eyes on the daily, progress could be made. Citizens groups could ensure that best-practice competitive bidding processes were followed.
Streets and sidewalks that favor pedestrians over cars with sections of the city for foot traffic only and with good public transportation making owning a car unnecessary.
Just to expand on this a bit, being a native new yorker, there’s nothing nicer than being able to walk or take the train to everywhere you need to go. The idea of being in a car and driving everywhere, stuck in traffic is incredibly exhausting so I’ve been working on building a life that i want to live and have things as close to us as possible. I don’t want to even think about the amount of hours over the course of a year or several years being stuck in traffic driving to work.
I am just getting old KR. Ignore me. I used to love the city in my 20s and early 30s. I thought I would never leave. But when I finally had enough and moved out after a decade plus of commuting in insane traffic and trying to raise kids amongst the backdrop of concrete and steel and daily symphony of construction crashing, clanging and pounding, instead of grass and trees, and the sweet sound of a calm breeze, I realized I was mistaken all along.
I do believe most people who live in cities do so out of necessity to be geographically close to where they can earn a living or try to climb the corporate ladder and are just suffering from Stockholm syndrome when they purport to like city living. Sure if you are a 20 something trying to make your way in the world, meet people, party, enjoy culture and events, the city is a great place to be but you have to grow up eventually.
An open market, or a farmers market, or bazaar. Where anyone can set up shop. But then it also needs a bit of security, and more importantly dispute resolution, because what if the bazaar runs out of space. Who gets to set up shop then? Maybe i misunderstood the question
people used to spend summers at a handful of waterfront beaches 100 years ago, but concerns about the safety of lake ontario water in recent decades keeps most people on shore these days.
A cathedral. And before somebody in the UK points out that it is the cathedral that makes a city a city, I recently learned that that is apocryphal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whqs8v1svyo
Public libraries
When citizens bury themselves in books, they neither have the inclination nor the time to do crimes.
absolutely should, though -
free access to a trove of information leads to realizing that the "shortcut versions" swirling around are at best gross simplifications, at worst complete BS, and this leads to critical thinking and resistance, which in turn is something the powers that be will classify as "crimes".
There's a reason scared powers ban books.
great minds think alike
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Who are you, I'd like to follow you @kr
A really good pub, that serves proper real ale (lager is also allowed) and has great food, large servings. A roaring fire for winter and nice beer garden for the summer.
I'll let you all sort out the rest of the city, I'll be alright here. You can come and join me when you're done.
Now we're talking
https://m.stacker.news/14654
That's a good looking Timmy Taylors
https://m.stacker.news/14658
oh yes, and it it tasted as good as it looked. The second was a good as the first as well.
A recreational park for picnic and family get together
Really good public transit. Ideally rail or something that doesn't suffer from car traffic.
I agree, rail is the most efficient way to move large numbers of people, and a very important tool for enabling high density development. But a good transportation system includes a variety of modes and a well connected network. To support rail, you also need a suite of smaller vehicles that can take people off those main trunks. One without the other is an incomplete system. And of course you can't have any of that without a complete network of pathways, sidewalks, bike infrastructure, streets/roads/highways, etc.
Oh, and fares should be payable in Sats.
A grocery store where you can pay with Bitcoin
Porta Potties
essential
An actually good bakery.
(I have yet to find one anywhere in Texas)
A green walking, running and biking trail that goes through and around the entire city with parks and playgrounds sprinkled throughout.
+1!
bonus if the running trails are gravel, there seems to be a trend where north american cities all pave over their gravel trails to avoid liability in case of injury but it saps a lot of the adventure out of a run/hike if everything is paved.
Here locally, a lady slipped on the ice on one of our paved trails, and the city was liable for it.
Guess we should ban all public areas then.
Edit: Sorry, didn't mean for the comment to come off a certain way or for it to be misunderstood. I have an aversion to letting lawyers, courts, insurance companies, etc. dictate access to public goods and services in favor isolationism. It's just an unfortunate reality.
A major university for higher learning
for sure
Sport Center are underrated so every city should have them as they are place to get people to unify especially when supporting their team
agree!
plenty of plants/green areas
Stable villages and plenty of rural farms with strong farmers because either way they will starve to dead 🧑🌾
i don’t know about the last part, but more farms near cities seems like a good idea.
bonus points for pasture raised animals.
A local currency. Only for locals, to stay local. Bonus for Bitcoin.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_currency
A citizens group that scrutinizes public spending.
what portion of the waste in government spending do you think happens at the local level vs. state vs. federal?
I haven't looked at the numbers but I consider this a movement that needs to start locally.
When it comes to waste, the devil is in the details. Look at the US Government budget breakdown and it's hard to see, but I think if people were interested enough to look into specific projects that are in front of their eyes on the daily, progress could be made. Citizens groups could ensure that best-practice competitive bidding processes were followed.
yup, makes sense. the accountability is harder to prove at the federal level, but should be more obvious at local levels.
Street lights and cameras to mitigate people from committing crimes.
Ummm? Big brother?
A functional water system
Sans fluoride, of course.
But with chlorine. Or nanofiltration
a privately owned jazz club with good music and cheap drinks
Streets and sidewalks that favor pedestrians over cars with sections of the city for foot traffic only and with good public transportation making owning a car unnecessary.
yes! most cities in north america are designed for cars, but should be designed for people.
Everything you need in walking distance.
Just to expand on this a bit, being a native new yorker, there’s nothing nicer than being able to walk or take the train to everywhere you need to go. The idea of being in a car and driving everywhere, stuck in traffic is incredibly exhausting so I’ve been working on building a life that i want to live and have things as close to us as possible. I don’t want to even think about the amount of hours over the course of a year or several years being stuck in traffic driving to work.
People accepting Bitcoin
A road out. Cities are shitcoins.
i was waiting for this one 😂
I am just getting old KR. Ignore me. I used to love the city in my 20s and early 30s. I thought I would never leave. But when I finally had enough and moved out after a decade plus of commuting in insane traffic and trying to raise kids amongst the backdrop of concrete and steel and daily symphony of construction crashing, clanging and pounding, instead of grass and trees, and the sweet sound of a calm breeze, I realized I was mistaken all along.
I do believe most people who live in cities do so out of necessity to be geographically close to where they can earn a living or try to climb the corporate ladder and are just suffering from Stockholm syndrome when they purport to like city living. Sure if you are a 20 something trying to make your way in the world, meet people, party, enjoy culture and events, the city is a great place to be but you have to grow up eventually.
Cat cafes
30-50 percent of the global population has toxoplasmosis.
If 1/3 to 1/2 of all people had it, should cat cafes not be a staple in every city?
WHAT?!
Bar or pub where you can pay with Bitcoin.
A pub
A Bitcoin Hub
Town square
Convenient roads
An Egyptology museum
are there enough egyptian artifacts to go around?
This is true. Maybe just capital cities should have one. Or just visit Egypt.
A church for worship - you got to believe in something
more places that accept lightning. im honestly shocked at how difficult it is to find places in real life that use lightning.
A mayor :) hehe
trash cans
Shops accepting bitcoin as a mode of payment...
A pub
Recreational place for families and kids
Hospitals...
And learning centers
Clean streets and sidewalks
An open market, or a farmers market, or bazaar. Where anyone can set up shop. But then it also needs a bit of security, and more importantly dispute resolution, because what if the bazaar runs out of space. Who gets to set up shop then? Maybe i misunderstood the question
Some beautiful, old buildings with incredible architecture that the town is proud of
an old stone library
a weekly farmers market
a spiderman
a park that doesn’t allow cars
A set of noisy clowns 🤡 cos depression is real.
Noisy clowns 🤡 cos depression is real. 🤣🤣
Clowns! So people won't die of boredom and depression @kr
Bitcoin ATMs
City Council Trolls.
Some buildings.
The Batman.
Good weed, good food, and nature (beaches / mountains / lakes / forests)
Parks and trees
a place for inventors to gather and share their latest projects
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i think this is missing from toronto.
people used to spend summers at a handful of waterfront beaches 100 years ago, but concerns about the safety of lake ontario water in recent decades keeps most people on shore these days.
Sunnyside pool used to be a great back in the day. Can't vouch for it in the last 15 years though.
they also had a diving platform in lake ontario way back in the 20s and 30s, not sure when they got rid of it
Wasn't aware of that. I would imagine safety concerns and not wanting to staff an additional lifeguard to monitor the platform.
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A cathedral. And before somebody in the UK points out that it is the cathedral that makes a city a city, I recently learned that that is apocryphal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whqs8v1svyo
Thanks for that, these guys are really brilliant.
I heard that some English towns could have gone for city status, but chose not to. The reason? They'd be taxed more if they did!
bonus points if they have intricate masonry, vaulted ceilings, and lots of stained glass
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