Originally Posted by
The Lawspeaker
And of course: it's time to declare war on straight lines again. Broad streets and straight roads only leads to speeding and that's something nobody is waiting for in a neighbourhood that's full of playing children. So perhaps it's time to return to the 1970s concept of the "bloemkoolwijk" ("cauliflower neighbourhood" named after the way in which the streets and courtyards branch out from the main street):
So it would be better to have a 30km/h speeding limit, lots of speed retractable speed bumps (retractable because of the emergency services) and lots of corners in a playful street pattern.
Combine this with ample green space (playgrounds !), a strong neighbourhood community centre and traditional architecture and you'll be going places. As for what used to be there before: leave as many of the old buildings, ditches or trees (if a forest) into the neighbourhood as possible and where possible the wet areas should either remain connected or new connections should be made and new mature vegetation and trees brought in. The neighbourhood should not destroy or supplant the local area, it should integrate it. I would actually go as far as to adapt the architecture to what was already present and the street names should remind people of the old situation (and preferably written in local dialect).
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