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[–] [email protected] 63 points 2 years ago

If you allow businesses in residential neighborhoods, "those" people might come there! The horror!

[–] [email protected] 52 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I hate the sub urbs, either go full urban or rural none of this cat dependant crap

[–] [email protected] 49 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I, too, hate being subject to the feline overlords.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 years ago

Every house essentially having a small storefront space attached. But it’s just to park a car

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 years ago

Agreed, it would wreck the neighborhood. Wreck it for the better.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

In Latin america is pretty much the norm that in small neighborhoods there is at least 2 to 3 small stores in ppl's houses. I dunno about the US, but it can definetly help with the "car everywhere" culture, the enviroment and why not? also letting people getting some extra bucks by providing their neighbors with stuff they probably don't want to buy in huge quantities or are too lazy to drove to the store for.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Reminds me more to Edward Scissorhands’ neighbour

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Was thinking the same thing.

Ironically, a hairdresser. The pastels would probably be too colorful for op's hood.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago

The fucking white and black cars, jesus...

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

Remember, it's the land of freedom!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If this ain't Delaware... Every time I drive there it's like some Vivarium shit

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is my entire county in Missouri.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Its all suburbs and highway fast food interchanges

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (9 children)

No, opening residential to commercial property would ruin it. One business won't...the droves of others will.

[–] [email protected] 78 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Businesses don't usually just completely overrun entire neighborhoods, and "opening" doesn't mean "do whatever the fuck you want". You can still specify that you don't want night clubs or auto shops in a specific place.

Mixed zoning is the norm in Europe, and it sure as fuck doesn't ruin any neighborhoods, quite the opposite in fact.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

I was struggling to understand this thread as a European running my business from my home, in my case I'm more of a "go visit" than "receive visits" but I also know of others in the neighborhood that do hairdressing, electronics repairs, etc.

I also have multiple supermarkets in walking distance...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

In Spain some people play an uno-reverse and live in industrial zones. There's also restaurants in industrial parks.

[–] [email protected] 48 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's funny, because mixed use zoning is some of the most desirable places to live in terms of market value. People don't want to drive for. Every. Single. Thing.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago

The argument against mixed use is often that they don't want to be forced to live in a mixed use area, but the same people are fine with forcing everyone to live how they want. Most likely they only want single family homes because they have never experienced good mixed use and can't imagine how great it is.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

it’s as if you think the alternative is businesses being like “alright boys, suburbs are on the menu”.

of course there’ll be regulation, mixed use zoning doesn’t mean chaos.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Mmmmregulation paidforbysaidcompanies

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago

That's not how cities work.

Home based businesses are normal in Canada where I live, people have hair, massage, other aesthetic studios, small scale businesses, professional services like counselling, etc. Heck, you can even rezone some corner properties to a neighbourhood commercial zone that only permits a handful of uses like corner stores or coffee shops.

The less homogenous a neighbourhood is the better it is for everyone. Unless you like being a slave to your car and driving 15 minutes to the store when you forgot milk.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago

I see you've never lived and worked in a pleasant walkable community

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What do you mean by "others"?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Other businesses

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

That's why you set limits and have laws/zoning that allow some things and not others. It doesn't have to be all or nothing.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

no, it won’t. where did you get that idea from?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Absolutely ruined, dreadful and downright hostile these mixed streets

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

mixed

See, that's where you trigger the Karens

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Levittown vibes

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