winged rivet
That's a very good question because I feel like usually it's the other way around
#What are some things common in other nations, but generally not permitted in the US?
vestal thistle
Yeah nothing major is coming to mind from a planning perspective. I mean there are small things I guess that could be pointed to but nothing to do with permitting/planning
And itās not consistent either. So like I know Portugal has legalized drugs and turned the issue into a medical issue, but the US still thinks the war on drugs is successful. But that is also the case in other countries too still
scenic stone
Well, from talks,
2 things:
A) Park on sidewalk (we have official parking places on sidewalks in old streets, of course there is 1.5m pedestrian path aside(as Zagreb is first city to have pay by phone parking))
B) Park in wrong way (which is also in Germany, but not in Croatia)
stray lintel
if you're specifically referring to planning, we have much more restrictive transit planning in the US
especially for rail, we generally have slightly higher crash standards that add to the weight on railcars, which is also partially why we decided to not use Swedish X2000 trains on some of our lines, and why our new high speed trains are part of a new series, Avelia Liberty, rather than the existing Avelia Horizon
but that's more of a large scale transit thing than local planning practice
rapid herald
I guess planning policies regarding parking spaces per home/resident differ between Sweden (where I work) and the US.
stray lintel
oh that's a good one, a lot of US cities require a minimum parking spaces, as well as having a much lower maximum housing density
a decent amount of cities are beginning to change though, good examples being the state of California, NYC, Minneapolis and St Paul, and Portland
rapid herald
All right! As a reference, itĀ“s not unusual for new housing projects in central areas of Swedish cities (100k and above) to have 0,5 or less parking space per apartment. There are even branded projects with 0 parking space. A thing thatĀ“s becoming more and more popular among city planners is the use of mobility hubs where you often find a parking house and other mobility services such as car share companies, bike service, busstops, parcel service etc
stray lintel
NYC is on the low end for the USA with somewhere between .5 and .8 per unit in outer regions of the city, with exceptions for lower half of Manhattan (no parking minimum) and other very dense neighborhoods
In Columbus, Ohio (arguably the most average city in the USA) the average can be up to 1.5 spaces per unit
scenic stone
Here is 1 parking place per apartment or 1.5 or 2 depends on rule.
naive tusk
houses where i live need to have a bidet iirc
you're a weirdo if you dont have one
so i checked and it stopped being mandatory for new houses to have one in 2018
how sad
tardy rune
Isn't zoning a lot more restrictive compared to Europe? I know stores aren't allowed within pretty much half a mile of my suburban house, and if one was constructed the suburbanites would freak as they cant fathom the idea