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Originally Posted by ladowntowner
While they look cool and most of us love them here, highrises may become impractical post-peak. All those Medicis, Veros, Hikaris et al that are maligned by us would be much more livable if the power grid is unpredictable. I remember someone here a while back saying how hot it got in a highrise they were working in while the AC was off over the weekend. Not to mention endless flights of stairs, getting stuck in elevators regularly, etc. A major reason why great European cities like London and Paris that came into their own development-wise prior to wide scale exploitation of oil and derivatives took place are more horizontal in nature, with most old construction not exceeding 5-6 floors is that more than that would be just too much to climb/descend every time you needed to leave or return to your residence.
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That's an interesting point you've raised. It also makes me see just how relevant was LAB's original post about the issue of rapidly dwindling supplies of oil. IOW, that may affect devlpt patterns not just out in the farthest, newest burbs, but in DTLA too.
BTW, to the list of wood framed projs you mention, & which some have grumbled about, don't forget to add the Medallion.
Beyond shorter bldgs being more user friendly when oil supplies run low & prices really soar, they remain less $$ to construct, & therefore less pricey to rent or sell.
Moreover, when you talk about cities like London & Paris, they've never been known for having a skyline full of tall towers. Yet those towns still have long been popular with most urbanists. SF also has a lot of hoods that are full of mainly shorter wood framed bldgs, but for a few generations now it has been considered the most urbanized setting in CA, if not on the West coast.
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