• Fluffy Kitty Cat@slrpnk.net
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    3 days ago

    I’d love to see innovation in this space. How about a Fully covered pedestrian corridors with shops, maybe even with fans

    • blarghly@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      I mean, that would be very cyberpunk. But we really don’t need that much innovation. People have been building cities in places that are hot AF for millenia. Innovation is nice and all, but imo, the first step is recreating the things we already know work. That’s why the article talked about all the ways the city riffed off of old Greek cities.

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      3 days ago

      Reminds me of all the connected buildings in downtown Minneapolis Minnesota. Temperature controlled skywalks and tunnels. They have the opposite problem — sub freezing temps in the winters.