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What is a superblock?
The superblock is a large block of land surrounded by
main roads.
The houses are grouped around small cul-de-sacs, each of
which has an access road coming from the main roads.
• The design of Radburn believed that people would actively use the front of
the houses facing the greenways.
• In reality, people come and "leave" from the back of the houses and the
vehicles, not pedestrian access.
• More people and children walking and playing in the little driveways and
cul-de-sacs than on the actual greenways.
• Second, the market has repeatedly shown that homeowners prefer more
personal land around their homes to living on tiny lots and sharing a large
green space in common.
• The Depression pushed the builder, City Housing Corporation, into
bankruptcy.
Conclusion
1. Compared to contemporary developments the Radburn plan is more safer,
orderly, convenient, spacious and peaceful.
2. Many developers have used one or more aspects of the Radburn plan and its
implementation in their own suburbs.
3. Radburn idea is now the suburban model of choice.
4. From a sociological point of view, Radburn not only exemplifies an ideally
planned place to live, but it establishes a real mode or plan of living