Phoenix IMO, a gigantic grid where every street corner looks exactly the same due to the human tumor of suburban chain retail development. Makes you feel lost in a machine. You never know where you are, always feel lost and dependent on maps and apps to get anywhere.
I understand Phoenix is not great for locals. It is great from a truck driver perspective. In Phoenix I always knew exactly where I was in relation to the highway. I could read a Phoenix address and understand it. I want to avoid the entire state because of a young woman named Renee and also it is lowkey horrible
yeah I actually think they did a really bad job out west. in earlier city development, they brought over the experience of European city design. as they started expanding out, nobody knew what they were doing, but they still had to design cities around the geography. but once you get past the mountains to the flats, where there’s nothing constraining your design but common sense…you see the results of American exceptionalism.
Phoenix IMO, a gigantic grid where every street corner looks exactly the same due to the human tumor of suburban chain retail development. Makes you feel lost in a machine. You never know where you are, always feel lost and dependent on maps and apps to get anywhere.
I understand Phoenix is not great for locals. It is great from a truck driver perspective. In Phoenix I always knew exactly where I was in relation to the highway. I could read a Phoenix address and understand it. I want to avoid the entire state because of a young woman named Renee and also it is lowkey horrible
yeah I actually think they did a really bad job out west. in earlier city development, they brought over the experience of European city design. as they started expanding out, nobody knew what they were doing, but they still had to design cities around the geography. but once you get past the mountains to the flats, where there’s nothing constraining your design but common sense…you see the results of American exceptionalism.
I joke that driving around Surprise is like the twilight zone since every intersection looks so similar.
That’s the best brief description.