Culdesac Tempe: The first car-free neighborhood built from scratch in the US

I live in a master planned community (Daybreak, Utah), and while you can definitely scoff at the building quality (state of things everywhere right now, it's all done fast and with low quality materials), it's been fantastic, especially during the pandemic. The whole neighborhood is designed to be walkable, with parks, pools, trails, train stations, grocery stores and restaurants (added in the later phases, which are being developed right now) within 5 minutes of your doorstep. It gets a bad…

The title and website headline are misleading, this isn't going to be car-free, it's going to be _no privately owned cars_. > We’re bringing together services like ridesharing, bikes and scooters, and same-day grocery delivery, so zero private cars means zero hassle. Here's why this matters from someone who lives here: 4 months out of the year Tempe's average temperature is above 99F. This means one of the following: 1. Residents will heavily use ride sharing and delivery during the…

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