The official tumblr of amtrak — @nebula-rain an ADU is an Acessory Dwelling Unit,...

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See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna
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How to fix a suburb.

Step 1) build a transit line to a central location within it, one that people can walk to and from easily

Step 2) implement densification policies around the transit stop, such as infill housing, ADUs and low-rise apartments.

Step 3) allow for small businesses to open via mixed use construction, yard shops, and additional infill

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@amtrak-official What is a yard shop?

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These things, I don't have a good name for them. Basically where people build shops onto the front of single family homes

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@nebula-rain an ADU is an Acessory Dwelling Unit, basically where multiple houses are on a single property such as a carriage house or cottage in a back yard.

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Infill housing is where housing is built in the space between houses or on empty lots via in fill on empty space. (The example is very stylistically different from the ones near it, but they can be built to match with neighboring properties)

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