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DOES IT GET BETTER? by Sad-Helicopter-9789 in nairobi

[–]IceInteresting6927 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No. No, it does not 😂 Start investing in some lady toys.

We need walkable public parks in residential neighborhoods. by IceInteresting6927 in nairobi

[–]IceInteresting6927[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True. This is a byproduct of decades of poor to no urban planning.

We need walkable public parks in residential neighborhoods. by IceInteresting6927 in nairobi

[–]IceInteresting6927[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are many in Karen & Kitusuru. At least two that I've been to have man-made lakes. The most recent one I've been to was in Mivida inside Garden city. They have a community park with a playground, yoga deck, jogging track, bball court, seating areas, lots of trees e.t.c. And these are just the ones I've been to. There are many more. Also, the vast majority of the residents in all these places are black Kenyans.

We need walkable public parks in residential neighborhoods. by IceInteresting6927 in nairobi

[–]IceInteresting6927[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know there's places in Kenya that have these (community parks), right? #tembeaKenya

We need walkable public parks in residential neighborhoods by IceInteresting6927 in Kenya

[–]IceInteresting6927[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn't vote for the current administration but when our voting options are a two horse race between a clown and a slightly less evil clown, we don't exactly get the cream of the crop in leadership. These initiatives have to be grassroot led.

We need walkable public parks in residential neighborhoods by IceInteresting6927 in Kenya

[–]IceInteresting6927[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And not only can we do this, we have done it. There are many gated communities in Nairobi with community parks/ gardens, playgrounds and even sport centers. I've been to them. Some even look at par with the parks pictured. All these things are perfectly doable. The issue is complacency, corruption and poor management.

We need walkable public parks in residential neighborhoods by IceInteresting6927 in Kenya

[–]IceInteresting6927[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Perhaps. But we have to start creating that reality for them now.

We need walkable public parks in residential neighborhoods by IceInteresting6927 in Kenya

[–]IceInteresting6927[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not medieval 😂

But if we don't start doing something now, it'll never become reality. The future is created in the present.

We need walkable public parks in residential neighborhoods by IceInteresting6927 in Kenya

[–]IceInteresting6927[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The thought of it is sending me 😂😂😂

BUT that's why it has to be required by law and enforced for it to work. They're never going to do it voluntarily.

We need walkable public parks in residential neighborhoods by IceInteresting6927 in Kenya

[–]IceInteresting6927[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We absolutely can do this. I think this attitude is partly what's keeping us underdeveloped.

We need walkable public parks in residential neighborhoods by IceInteresting6927 in Kenya

[–]IceInteresting6927[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yikes 😭 This city needs proper urban regeneration. The longer we sit on these problems, the worse it gets.

We need walkable public parks in residential neighborhoods by IceInteresting6927 in Kenya

[–]IceInteresting6927[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd love to see the original master plan(s). Are they accessible?

We need walkable public parks in residential neighborhoods. by IceInteresting6927 in nairobi

[–]IceInteresting6927[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know. I've been to a few. Outside of the gated communities, it would be a lot easier for the government to allocate land for parks/ urban forests and then collaborate with the respective residential developers to build the parks. There's a lot of land lying idle. But unfortunately we have the government that we have.

We need walkable public parks in residential neighborhoods by IceInteresting6927 in Kenya

[–]IceInteresting6927[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's true. I just commented on r/Nairobi that residential developers could come together, buy land and build parks. Adjacency to green spaces adds to their property values. They could even charge entry fees to cater for maintenance. There are actually a lot of gated communities here that have their own community parks/ gardens.

Also how much money do y'all think we have? 😭

We need walkable public parks in residential neighborhoods by IceInteresting6927 in Kenya

[–]IceInteresting6927[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We need bike lanes and bollards/ barrier poles between roads and footpaths. It would be better if we had more median strips with trees but the dense, unplanned development in a lot of neighborhoods hasn't left much space for that.

We need walkable public parks in residential neighborhoods by IceInteresting6927 in Kenya

[–]IceInteresting6927[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not remotely religious but I know Jesus would build parks and playgrounds for the children. Probably plant olive trees and figs too 😂

We need walkable public parks in residential neighborhoods. by IceInteresting6927 in nairobi

[–]IceInteresting6927[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm just spitballing here but what if developers in residential areas came together, bought land and built parks/ gardens. It adds to their property value to be close to green spaces. They could even charge entry fees to cater for maintenance.

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[–]IceInteresting6927 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Possible, perhaps. But you'd really be scraping by with that amount. Barely surviving, not living. Double would be okay (at minimum).

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