The Lively & Liveable Neighbourhoods that are Illegal in Most of North America

The pockets of retail & restaurants dotted throughout residential neighbourhoods in the Netherlands bring a liveliness and utility to the neighbourhood - and even help solve traffic congestion. Learn how this kind of urban design has been illegal in most of the US and Canada for a century, and why it should be brought back.

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Video of walking Taipei courtesy of Taiwan4K:


City Beautiful - An Introduction to Zoning:


Photograph of Widnes in the late 19th century showing the effects of industrial pollution (public domain):


Zoning map of London, Ontario © 2003-2020 City Of London:


City Beautiful - The Case Against Single-Family Zoning:


Canadian Shows Milk in Bags by DeadVoidStudios (YouTube) (Creative Commons Attribution licence (reuse allowed)):


That one little pocket of commercial within a residential neighbourhood on the London, Ontario zoing map is this conveniece store and haircutters:


Map of the "Yellow Belt" in Toronto, MapTO:


The "Yellow Belt" concept comes originally from urban planner Gil Meslin:


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