Pros: Sidewalks are for people Cons: Too many cars, buses take too long, trains don't go enough places
In Jane Jacobs _Death and Life of Great American Cities_ (1961) there is a great story told of the corner store owner who is the hub of his neighborhoods's public space. He holds newspapers for the regulars, sets kids right if they start to misbehave,...
Pros: Passionate, thoughtful, perceptive, dare I say visionary? Cons: None
It's no mystery why cities are suffering, according to Jacobs: "They are being witlessly murdered." It's true! Cities are living beings, just like people. If you carve out a pound of flesh, the area around it is going to get infected and die...
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