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>Catalhöyük
>City of simple houses of mostly the same height
>In modern urban areas there's a huge variety of buildings with different heights. Connecting buildings would require ramps/elevators/escalators which would be much more complex.
>Also would need lots of infrastructure to make sure roofs are safe, well lit, etc. - again would be complex and cost a lot of money.
>Long-term maintenance costs would also be high, as the pedestrian infrastructure would be subject to a lot of wear and tear at that elevation (both from use and weather), and are more difficult to repair on rooftops than they would be on ground level.

Can't really see many situations where this would be practical. Maybe if the city were extremely dense and built on a mountain, like that one chinese city.

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