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1 CAR/1 house + 1CAR/3 houses= 1.33 CAR/house No space for green space, just for Cars.

The urban norm requires 1.3 parking lots per household, leading to vast areas used for parking. As underground parking in this suburban land is not common, huge spaces are lost for parking. Developers tend to offer even more parking due to market demands. 6. public space means money

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private The national planning law obliges developers to generate a certain amount of public space for each development. Alternatively, in some areas there is the option to compensate this space monetarily. For this plot, it is mandatory to pay and it is not possible to fulfil the obligation by actually creating public space. 88

No new public spaces between gated communities.


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