Imagine how amazing a space this could be if we converted our private backyards (looking out from my house) into a public park
@bikepedantic I watched a youtube video about converting suburbs to villages and that was basically *the* feature: tear down backyard fences and create a commons on every block
@bikepedantic I love a backhouse
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@bikepedantic Alternate parks and back houses so every house has access to a double yard sized park, or do a pattern of 2 and 2 so we get quad yard parks!
@bikepedantic Here's a similar example: https://bouldercolorado.gov/sites/default/files/2020-12/floralparkoverview.pdf
Unfortunately the common space isn't a fully public park, and the houses now are extremely expensive.
@bikepedantic I would love to take out 1-2m from both sides of the fence separating the standard double backyards in most suburbs and install small public active trails with small pocket parks intermixed. I live near too many NIMBYs to ever make that happen though.
@bikepedantic I keep looking at our backyard and the neighbors and think a small sidewalk uphill with no cars would be nice
Alternatively, let’s go shock-and-awe in the BZA and everyone build an extra house in their backyard like these heroes four doors down