“Microraion/Microdistricts were the urban building blocks of new Soviet cities” (skip to 6:47)
City Beautiful’s video on “How did planners design Soviet cities?” – first talking about khrushchevkas and then their organization into microdistricts – daily shopping, necessities, and services were to be located no more than 500m from any residence and (and major services like health were no more than 1500m away) – BUT all of this was predicated on easily accessible public transit and mass transit …
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I grew up in microraion and now live in post-industrial loft. I envy greenery and how close everything is, when I visit those places.
This is the type of neighborhood I live in, in Zagreb Croatia. It's fantastic!