ARAIYAKUSHIMAE STATION, THE WASHINGTON CORRIDOR, AND THOSE NARROW PRIVATE DRIVES “So why does an aerial photo of Rice Military look just like Tokyo? A few things set Houston apart from most other American cities here. For one, American cities have long had a prejudice towards public streets. Development regulations stipulating that ‘every lot must have X amount of frontage on a public street’ date to the 1800s in most American cities, well before the age of zoning. Interior lots reached through shared access easements are a common feature of rural and exurban development, but Houston is relatively uncommon in allowing such arrangements in a high-density setting. This results in narrow alleyways more characteristic of cities in Japan and, on a larger scale, Great Britain.” [Keep Houston Houston]
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Does that make us more world class? LOL
That is creepy.
I think it’s just organic, human-scaled growth.
I’m sorry but there is just no comparison between a 4 storey behemoth townhouse in Rice Military and anything you would find in the cities of Japan or Great Britain. It is also hardly what I would call development on a human scale. That same townhouse here would anywhere else be called an apartment building. Just my opinion of course.