The
Advantages Of Compact City
Compact
City - Elimination
Of Urban Sprawl - Flexible Construction - Automatic
Deliveries - Airconditioning - Easy
Recycling - Low / No Congestion
No Congestion or Noise Pollution
The more effective use of the third dimension and the time dimension in Compact City would reduce dramatically the number of people passing any particular point within the city at any particular time. All the parts of the city on any level would become easily accessible from any other level and any other part by foot, bicycle, car, or by the efficient mass transit system. Because of the continuity of activities around the clock, it is hard to imagine an occasion when one would ever encounter a fraction of the traffic congestion that characterizes today's metropolises.
The general ambient noise of present day cities is caused by the highway system. Even a long train could be designed to go at 80 miles per hour with less noise than one high-speed automobile. In Compact City, congestion, noise, inconvenience, and costs due to highway repair would be inconsequential because,
1. Roads are protected from the weather.
2. Automobile traffic is sharply reduced in quantity and speed.
3. Trucks could be designed to make less noise and would not need to travel
long distances at high speeds.
Thus, rapid deterioration of roads could be prevented.
Because of the balanced demand day or night for travel to or from other cities, there would be no time wasted in traffic jams in travelling to airports or to railway stations and this could materially decrease for its size would be far more efficient. Also, though the airport would be located close to the city, the interior of the city is fully protected from the noise of airplanes as a result of the balance.