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CraftyFoxeYT t1_iu9a24t wrote

Reply to comment by DadBodofanAmerican in New York's Suburbs Now Have Better Transit. So How About Some More Housing? by ToffeeFever

Could then do mixed use zoning commercial and residential together and make it a walkable community. Right now, building is heavily restricted around some stations. The bigger issue, What people are saying is the trains aren't frequent enough to make it attractive

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tikihiki t1_iubp22k wrote

Exactly. With mixed use it's easy to imagine a couple (or even small family) that would normally have two cars in LI, could walk to LIRR for commute, walk to nearby restaurants, walk for groceries, and maybe keep one car + parking spot for other uses. That's a win for traffic/environment/affordability. And even car free is totally possible with that type of development. Not a new concept: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit-oriented_development

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