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Industrial Ribbon

Opening context:
Work Community, Scattered Work, Subculture Boundary

Conflict

Exaggerated zoning laws separate industry from the rest of urban life completely, and contribute to the plastic unreality of sheltered residential neighborhoods.

Resolution

Place industry in ribbons, between 200 and 500 feet wide, which form the boundaries between communities. Break these ribbons into long blocks, varying in area between 1 and 25 acres; and treat the edge of every ribbon as a place where people from nearby communities can benefit from the offshoots of the industrial activity.

Closing context:
Ring Roads, Work Community, Positive Outdoor Space, Building Fronts