Subj : Re: 3.5 weeks to being la
To   : Spectre
From : boraxman
Date : Tue Aug 09 2022 23:41:39

 Sp> Sure but its still sprawl and poor or no planning.  Developers are only
 Sp> expected to provide roads.  The Chief Peanut has to provide public
 Sp> transport its beyong the legal remit of any developer.
 Sp> 
 Sp> There was complaints recently about a development somewhere west of the
 Sp> city, that the railway line on the plan and the primary school never
 Sp> arrived. But the developer can't influence when the government will ever
 Sp> get a round-tuit or if they ever will at all.
 Sp> 
 Sp> Spec

I think I know where you are talking about.  Allowing individual developers to design things is a bit naff.  I don't get why they allow developers to tear down single dwellings to build multiple units.  Suburban design by lots of disparate investors?  No wonder the results are awful.

I looked at buying a house in the West, and was in the display showroom.  I asked why there were some primary schools, but no secondary school anywhere.  The nearest one was quite some distance away in an established suburb.  She said one will come and be built, and I looked down at the model of the suburb and said "can you show me where they would fit this in?" and she just went "ummmmm" and that was that.

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