/urban/ + /architecture/

>>53106159
what are your thoughts on gentrification?

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madrid desu

>>53106466
oh, it's quite a controversial topic

a lot of people, especially these with low income and doing some small business obviously hate all this process and criticize large companies taking over, I can see it even see it among my acquintances

but for me it's more like a natural process which in the end leads to developement and improvement I think people should accept it, it's not like you can "fight" it anyway, it's happening even in smaller towns

>>53106791
doesn't it cause a problem, though, by displacing many people and additionally making urban areas progressively more inaccessible due to rent hikes?

>>53107010
it will be a bit harsh what I say but its true - always some people will lose because of progress, most of people will benefit, but some, unfortunately lose

like industralization - i.e. it made people suffer or even die because of new diseases, because of pollution but in the end we don't really regret it, we praise it

I think it's kind of next step to evolve our urban areas, and people getting displaced and making it inaccessible for some it's necessary evil

like look at it, these people didn't really have access to all these things before - it may feel unfair but this is at it is, you either follow the stream or you are left behind

after all gentrifications brings increased investments, infrastructure is getting better, new businesses grow, people are getting new jobs and opportunities, everything improves and quality of life is getting better

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>>53106510
Madrid is pretty nice

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My city

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>>53108354

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>>53106159
Mordor here. Overpopulated city, some places are very polluted. Architecture are good basically, if it's not fucking commies, of which consist a large part of the city. Also city is very expensive. In the coming years almost all will get worse.

>>53106159
I love Seattle but I refuse to live there
Traffic is insane. Parking is insane. Construction is insane. Prices are insane. Hipsters are insane.

But god-tier food and nice architecture

And summers in Seattle are GOAT

>>53108747
uh is Moscow really that bad ?

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>>53109114
ayy

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Mexico City

>>53106466
Depends on whether they actually improve the deprived area, with bigger houses, better utilities, visual improvements, or whether they just jack up the price for everything and call it "Hipster".

>>53111489
do you live in Mexico City?

>>53111752
I live in a small town in the middle of nowhere.

>>53111489
Nice picture, Mr. Minister of Tourism

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>>53109114
>And summers in Seattle are GOAT

Amen.

>>53111972
ah wew

how is it though? I used to think Mexico is pretty much uncivilized when I was younger(probably because american movies)

>>53112180
Mexico is pretty uncivilized and third world, the only good places in Mexico are on the Gulf side.

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>>53112532
I actually live in Seattle if you want to ask anything Mr. Poland.

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>>53112849
desu going to sleep right now it's pretty late in polan

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>>53113012
That is a great photo

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>>53112180
It's ok, nothing happens here. What do you mean by incivilized?

Pic related my town

>>53113083

he means he probably visited some beach resort and he thinks thats the best mexico could offer in spite not visiting anywhere else

>>53113236
Ok xD

>>53113083
it seems quite rural but atleast you get a nice nature

>>53113266
this bwoston?

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Le Mexico City

>>53113266
The US is lucky to be so flat. Cities in Brazil are complete garbage on hills, you can barely ride a bicycle for more than 1km without having to climb a hundred meters

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>>53113631
>The US is lucky to be so flat
yeah US is really a lucky country, it got a lot of space to grow and a lot of resources

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>>53113464
yep

>>53113631
only parts of the US are flat

Boston used to be pretty hilly but most of the earth was moved to fill in the harbor in order to create more land to build on