tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post2529613674734770039..comments2024-03-27T06:42:31.956+00:00Comments on Mark Brinkley (aka House 2.0): Every chart tells a story...Mark Brinkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03473684038478246288noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-46707302696968993242013-09-30T08:29:03.907+01:002013-09-30T08:29:03.907+01:00At first I thought "what an interesting chart...At first I thought "what an interesting chart", but after your post I was quite disillusioned, because of course you´re right... Nevertheless one thing is catching my attention: Is Tokyo really that "energy efficient"?? I can hardly believe that!Josehttp://www.miotools.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-8925205395195529382013-06-29T13:38:36.561+01:002013-06-29T13:38:36.561+01:00Too right. UK Planning Policy was created to preve...Too right. UK Planning Policy was created to prevent precisely this sort of thing (ribbon development) happening. But it's a nice dream, nonetheless.Mark Brinkleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03473684038478246288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-25564866452212628722013-06-29T09:35:16.602+01:002013-06-29T09:35:16.602+01:00Thanks for pointer Mark, I'd not seen those be...Thanks for pointer Mark, I'd not seen those before. The Abington Plotlands do look interesting although from Google maps it is obvious they are not anchored to a town or village at either end which would be essential for sustainability. It is also interesting to note that Google Streetview doesn't cover them. It looks like they have some kind of Private Road statement under their 20mph OIMOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-50124607073016509202013-06-27T10:47:03.285+01:002013-06-27T10:47:03.285+01:00Ah! Green ribbons. The idea came to me from many v...Ah! Green ribbons. The idea came to me from many visits to the Abington Plotlands near Cambridge which was developed in the 1930s. Google "North Road Abington Cambridge" to see how it looks today. Or "South Road" which is its sister. There were lots of developments like this in the 30s, but this is the one that I know. The idea was to give Londoners a chance of getting a Mark Brinkleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03473684038478246288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-19965164477080783242013-06-27T09:43:31.197+01:002013-06-27T09:43:31.197+01:00An excellent post. Although what really jumped out...An excellent post. Although what really jumped out at me was: <br /><br />"You could, if you wanted to, create a low density, low energy neighbourhood: think green ribbons stretching across the countryside with everybody having a passivhaus on a one-acre plot and a bus up and down the lane every ten minutes"<br /><br />I want to! Now where in the UK can I buy this or even get a OIMOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-59691899674661485802013-06-25T08:27:30.981+01:002013-06-25T08:27:30.981+01:00It seems incredible that New York is so low on the...It seems incredible that New York is so low on the density scale, but I guess there's a lot which isn't Manhattan to bring the average down. I still wouldn't describe it as low density...Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033674814953833036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-89274847346257813332013-06-24T19:19:08.006+01:002013-06-24T19:19:08.006+01:00Thanks for the mention and I've now got a much...Thanks for the mention and I've now got a much clearer grasp of why I was nearly led astray!Ben Adam-Smithhttp://www.houseplanninghelp.comnoreply@blogger.com