by buddy November 18, 2003
Get the Urbanish mug.Urbanism is the fascination with and desire to improve cities. Most urbanists despise suburbs and want to increase population density in cities. Most urbanists also want expansion of public transit, due to negative environmental and land use effects of cars, as well percieved negative social impacts of their use.
There are different factions within the urbanist movement, such as left-wing urbanists, who advocate rent for rent control, public housing, and free public transit; market urbanists, who believe that zoning laws should be relaxed or eliminated and that rent control would cause less housing to be built; New Urbanists, who have a particular focus on walkable communities, and green urbanists, who particularly value sustainability and emissions reductions. However, all urbanists agree that actions need to be taken to decrease sprawl and car use, and that cities need more population density.
There are different factions within the urbanist movement, such as left-wing urbanists, who advocate rent for rent control, public housing, and free public transit; market urbanists, who believe that zoning laws should be relaxed or eliminated and that rent control would cause less housing to be built; New Urbanists, who have a particular focus on walkable communities, and green urbanists, who particularly value sustainability and emissions reductions. However, all urbanists agree that actions need to be taken to decrease sprawl and car use, and that cities need more population density.
by NukeTheSuburbs March 25, 2020
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1. When living in the city or city life in general has taken its toll on an individual.
2. A grave sickness contracted from living in the midst of an urban city dwelling or lifestyle,
3. Often a breaking point when one goes insane and is overwhelmed with a feeling to leave everything behind and go 'Hippy Commando' out in the backwoods or the middle of nowhere.
2. A grave sickness contracted from living in the midst of an urban city dwelling or lifestyle,
3. Often a breaking point when one goes insane and is overwhelmed with a feeling to leave everything behind and go 'Hippy Commando' out in the backwoods or the middle of nowhere.
I have a bad case of urbanitis ..i must escape to greener pastures ...
ooo yeah ... im goin to go postal on your City Slicker azz ... blame it on the Urbanitis.
ooo yeah ... im goin to go postal on your City Slicker azz ... blame it on the Urbanitis.
by McGosh August 21, 2010
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City dewller: Simple urbantages, my friend.
City dewller: Simple urbantages, my friend.
by archimedest September 11, 2006
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Get the urbanica mug.by urbansmash November 22, 2011
Get the urbansmash mug.The art of observing a person, place, or thing and concluding it would be better off as a six-storey mixed-use development.
Why would you just build a fire station there when you could but a nice mixed-use development overtop of it? What could go wrong? "-New Urbanism"
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