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Originally posted by FMF"TripTrap, TripTrap, why do I only ever hear Trip Trap" - The troll grumbled.
AThousandYoung doesn't want to talk to me directly probably because I called him a plonker the other day.
Tell him this for me, would you?
He said: Population density causes problems. More people means less street parking, smaller apartments, more conflict between people, more competition for everything. It makes disease spread more easily, allows crimi o fine a point on it.
Please tell AThousandYoung that that is what "people" meant.
Originally posted by AThousandYoung"Technocrats plan for Urbanates to be something akin to resorts, designed to give each citizen the highest standard of living possible. Getting around in an Urbanate would be inherently easy and efficient. Every kind of major facility would be placed within walking distance of a housing complex, eliminating the need for cars."
The problem with what is not the density?
Population density causes problems. More people means less street parking, smaller apartments, more conflict between people, more competition for everything.
Originally posted by AThousandYoung"Technocrats plan for Urbanates to be something akin to resorts, designed to give each citizen the highest standard of living possible. Getting around in an Urbanate would be inherently easy and efficient. Every kind of major facility would be placed within walking distance of a housing complex, eliminating the need for cars."
South Korea has an incredible amount of traffic fatalities caused by aggressive driving in high traffic..
Originally posted by kmax87True. Well there's still issues of space in the bus or trolley and the like.
"Technocrats plan for Urbanates to be something akin to resorts, designed to give each citizen the highest standard of living possible. Getting around in an Urbanate would be inherently easy and efficient. Every kind of major facility would be placed within walking distance of a housing complex, [b]eliminating the need for cars."[/b]
And one would need to sacrifice personal long range transport to go car-less. No road trips for you!
Originally posted by AThousandYoungimagine 1000 people, then imagine 5 of them being cops. would the five cops seem like a "massive" presence?
That's the fifth highest in the world, zeeblebot.
Japan doesn't have so many police, but the police they do have have tremendous power with insufficient checks on them.
Originally posted by AThousandYoungI'm waiting for the travellators ala Asimov's "Cave's of Steel", where the inner track moves the slowest and as you want to speed up you move towards the outside track which moves the fastest.
True. Well there's still issues of space in the bus or trolley and the like.
And one would need to sacrifice personal long range transport to go car-less. No road trips for you!
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Originally posted by zeeblebotLAPD has 10,000 cops for 4,000,000 residents, or 5 cops for 2,000 people. So yes, doubling the size of LAPD would make an impression of a massive police presence. They're already all over the place.
imagine 1000 people, then imagine 5 of them being cops. would the five cops seem like a "massive" presence?
http://www.lapdonline.org/