In Tempe, Arizona, Culdesac is reimagining US cities for people, not cars – and inviting travellers to explore its plazas, paseos and Mediterranean-inspired design.
In Tempe, Arizona, Culdesac is reimagining US cities for people, not cars – and inviting travellers to explore its plazas, paseos and Mediterranean-inspired design.
A town in the desert that says no cars is like asking for a spike in heat stroke.
I mean, that would be very cyberpunk. But we really don’t need that much innovation. People have been building cities in places that are hot AF for millenia. Innovation is nice and all, but imo, the first step is recreating the things we already know work. That’s why the article talked about all the ways the city riffed off of old Greek cities.
Reminds me of all the connected buildings in downtown Minneapolis Minnesota. Temperature controlled skywalks and tunnels. They have the opposite problem — sub freezing temps in the winters.
A town in the desert that says no cars is like asking for a spike in heat stroke.
That’s why they designed the development to passively cool the walkways.
I’d love to see innovation in this space. How about a Fully covered pedestrian corridors with shops, maybe even with fans
Trees do a similar job.
I mean, that would be very cyberpunk. But we really don’t need that much innovation. People have been building cities in places that are hot AF for millenia. Innovation is nice and all, but imo, the first step is recreating the things we already know work. That’s why the article talked about all the ways the city riffed off of old Greek cities.
Reminds me of all the connected buildings in downtown Minneapolis Minnesota. Temperature controlled skywalks and tunnels. They have the opposite problem — sub freezing temps in the winters.
You were close but we call them Skyways.
You take the skyway
High above the busy little one way