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Growing up in one of those neighbourhoods in Eastern Europe was absolutely incredible. It was one of the few bright spots of living a tough childhood during the economic collapse brought by economic shock therapy in the 90s. Tons of neighbour kids to make friends and play with. Kindergarten and school in walking distance. Green spaces all over the place. Most kids walked by themselves to school till the end of middle school. Then we went to high school by free or cheap public transit. Going from that to the GTA was shocking, even though the GTA is not even close to the worst planned North American metropolitan area.
That's true and I agree in both experience and principle. Them brutalist buildings do be ugly tho...