OMG do you mean a 15 minute city!?!? How dare they focus us to live in such a place. They are bound to make us stop rolling coal with our trucks while they are at it! Freedum!
McMansions are for workers. That's how they got their name. Big like mansions, but built as cheap as possible so that they're (relatively) affordable.... Until they start falling apart in 15 years.
Yes, car centric suburbs have tons of problems but when has that ever stopped us? We build them in literal flood plains, and along cramped mudslide prone mountains. I’ve never heard of an empty piece of land in the middle of nowhere being zoned for high density residential in the US.
I mean fuck it, we've already exterminated entire biomes of species who dared to exist where we wanted strip malls, what's another pretty geological formation?
We might be the worst neighbor in the entire universe, because we handily win that title on Earth.
I'd think a zip line would be a much more efficient method of getting mail down. Then again it could just be a case of "well the mules already go down each day so they might as well carry mail".
Seriously though. We Europeans joke about the US a lot, but one thing I'll always envy/admire is your National Parks. You have to protect those at all costs.
Road-level parking should probably be addressed. That picture requires some touches.
But seriously, one could plan some nifty town, resisting flash floods, perhaps even utilizing them.
It might look gloriously out of this world. Only some bodies floating by might ruin it. Tourist campers upstream somewhere... Animal carcasses... Eh. Some filter, perhaps. A big mesh somewhere?
A) It's a National Park and you wouldn't be able to have a city esp with a Walmart on a National Park.
B) Like 90% of Arizona is untouched wilderness and undeveloped. Why would you want to develop at the bottom of the GC when you could develop literally anywhere else in the state? The cost of transporting construction materials, given that there aren't any roads from the surface to the bottom, not to mention logistics for people living and working in the Canyon, would be astronomical.
Just tell people there is gold/oil/some kind of rare earth elements there, people will start flocking, turning the area into a city overnight. Unless of course the government does not allow development on that area. Though I do wonder what would be lost aside from a beautiful view if people do start building a city in grand canyon itself?
Trump did remove national parks from the protection of exploration for oil and resources. He has also said in his "1 day of being a dictator" he would drill drill drill!
So I imagine in his new America there could be oil rigs in all of the national parks much like they are throughout Northwestern Texas.
Not only does this person dream to infest another piece of nature but with the most hideous city design my eyes had to see. Not that there aren't ugly examples to go by. I am sorry my american friends.
That's disgusting. Why aren't there any ads on the cliff walls?
I'll never understand why we don't advertise using the surface of the moon.
Most types of radiation including light exhibit the inverse square law so thankfully it's too unfeasible at the moment.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverse-square_law
Reminds me of “Z comme Zorglub”, by André Franquin, 1961: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/02/e7/b2/02e7b2230b42d997e331f2717b3e11f8.jpg
This is suggested in a couple different classic science fiction stories:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buy_Jupiter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Sold_the_Moon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venture_to_the_Moon ("Watch this Space")
Don't forget this one:
https://www.you-books.com/book/F-Brown/Pi-in-the-Sky
The moon? How come our phones don’t have a sponsorship image when they turn on?
Because the moon doesn't exist, obvs. (/s)
Let's pave paradise and put up a Walmart parking lot!
Oh man, just imagine: everyone living in those skyscrapers could work at that Walmart!
No one is promising those skyscrapers are in anyway nice to live in.
Company Canyon goes $$$$
OMG do you mean a 15 minute city!?!? How dare they focus us to live in such a place. They are bound to make us stop rolling coal with our trucks while they are at it! Freedum!
Being the U.S, there's basically zero chance that it would be high-rises. Instead, there would be McMansions. Also a lot more parking lots
The McMansions are on the cliffs above. The high-rises are for the workers.
McMansions are for workers. That's how they got their name. Big like mansions, but built as cheap as possible so that they're (relatively) affordable.... Until they start falling apart in 15 years.
This looks like low-mid density. So much roads/wasted space and like 10 high rites do not make a high density neighborhood.
No, real estate moguls have learned that apartments and high-rise condos and hotels are more profitable than single family homes.
Sure, when zoning codes allow for them.
So you know, essentially never.
If they rezone a national park to residential it will definitely be highrise MDU.
Edit more space efficient for the NIMGC tree huggers
Why do you say that? We destroy plenty of nature and it almost always ends up single family home suburban sprawl.
Continuous grade of square footage is one factor, the suburb would have trouble with sprawl and boulder ingress
Yes, car centric suburbs have tons of problems but when has that ever stopped us? We build them in literal flood plains, and along cramped mudslide prone mountains. I’ve never heard of an empty piece of land in the middle of nowhere being zoned for high density residential in the US.
I figured the sides of the canyon would get in the way of profitability
All those people in the towers just work at the giant Walmart, which is now the attraction.
I mean fuck it, we've already exterminated entire biomes of species who dared to exist where we wanted strip malls, what's another pretty geological formation?
We might be the worst neighbor in the entire universe, because we handily win that title on Earth.
Nowhere to park here 😡
There's actually a settlement down there already, they have to get their mail delivered by pack mule from the top of the canyon's post office
But this has a massive Walmart!
What's the Amazon deliver time?
They just throw it down the side of the cliff
Sounds like a perfect place to test drone delivery
The mail is all junk mail! Extended warranty on my mule??
They should get a giant slide. Mail slide!
I'd think a zip line would be a much more efficient method of getting mail down. Then again it could just be a case of "well the mules already go down each day so they might as well carry mail".
Must be from California, loves to build on flood plain instead of high ground.
I threw up in my mouth a little
Seriously though. We Europeans joke about the US a lot, but one thing I'll always envy/admire is your National Parks. You have to protect those at all costs.
If Trump gets back in, they'll all be leased for oil development.
Okay that is not the Grand Canyon. The is the Vermilion Cliffs which is just up river from the Grand Canyon NP.
Flash floods?
Seasonal amusement park you say?
Sounds like an excuse to raise their rents.
But think of how cool it would look during the flash food.
Road-level parking should probably be addressed. That picture requires some touches.
But seriously, one could plan some nifty town, resisting flash floods, perhaps even utilizing them.
It might look gloriously out of this world. Only some bodies floating by might ruin it. Tourist campers upstream somewhere... Animal carcasses... Eh. Some filter, perhaps. A big mesh somewhere?
You created the Costco from Idiocracy.
Is this what hell is?
https://youtu.be/sdNmOOq6T8Y
Welcome to Costco. I love you.
I know this is just a joke, but having at least an "alpine" or "mountain" coaster down to the bottom could save many lives.
A big zipline
They have/had that in Pittsburgh: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_inclines_in_Pittsburgh
A) It's a National Park and you wouldn't be able to have a city esp with a Walmart on a National Park.
B) Like 90% of Arizona is untouched wilderness and undeveloped. Why would you want to develop at the bottom of the GC when you could develop literally anywhere else in the state? The cost of transporting construction materials, given that there aren't any roads from the surface to the bottom, not to mention logistics for people living and working in the Canyon, would be astronomical.
Not to mention that if it rains it becomes a big swimming pool
Yeah but 'Canyon Condos' is a great name, sooo.. /j
You want to be the big swinging dick in the penthouse that has a view barely above the top of the canyon obviously
The canyon prevents Shai Hulud from attacking the city.
It’s got city water and a sewer line - looks like a Walmart waiting to happen
Almost happened just outside the boarder of the Grand Canyon NP
Lmao, whoever posted that has clearly never been to the grand canyon.
I have, in fact, been to the Grand Canyon. I also thought it was funny.
This is AI generated, I can tell by the pixels and having done many AIs in my time
You mean there isn't a real Walmart in the Grand Canyon?
Insert Joni Mitchell lyrics here.
Or Joan Baez.
🤢🤮
Give them time.
Just tell people there is gold/oil/some kind of rare earth elements there, people will start flocking, turning the area into a city overnight. Unless of course the government does not allow development on that area. Though I do wonder what would be lost aside from a beautiful view if people do start building a city in grand canyon itself?
Trump did remove national parks from the protection of exploration for oil and resources. He has also said in his "1 day of being a dictator" he would drill drill drill!
So I imagine in his new America there could be oil rigs in all of the national parks much like they are throughout Northwestern Texas.
Whst the fuck is wrong with people. Just leave us and the grandcanyon and nature alone.
For god's sake, don't give them ideas!
Not only does this person dream to infest another piece of nature but with the most hideous city design my eyes had to see. Not that there aren't ugly examples to go by. I am sorry my american friends.
Why hasn't there been a grand canyon themed casino/hotel built in Vegas yet?
How do you theme something after a hole?
Ask strip clubs
And body piercing shops
Make a casino that resembles Utapau. If they can build a giant useless dome they can build this.
Fake mountain backdrop like in the photo? Heck, make a hotel that looks like a giant cliff face?
Vegas is already a hole.
So are we all just gonna ignore the swimming pool in the walmart parking lot?
That's actually a Bass Pro Shop.
https://www.wfsb.com/2024/01/06/man-strips-naked-jumps-into-fish-tank-bass-pro-shops/