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How urban density can make our neighbourhoods better | Aeon Essays
Metro areas that preserve green space while curtailing vertical density are really pushing people to other, less ecologically minded cities.
Matthew Yglesias • The Rent Is Too Damn High: What To Do About It, And Why It Matters More Than You Think
Cities are predicated on a set of trade-offs that no longer make sense. Middle-class people tolerate density, pollution, disease, crime, high taxes, and expensive housing to access superior employment opportunities. If comparable opportunities can be accessed without the above costs, many people will opt-out of the current arrangement.
Dror Poleg • Dror’s Substack | Substack
When we ponder the layout of ancient cities, we must acknowledge that they are the by-product of thousands of years of human tinkering. People came together in villages and tried different living arrangements. What worked, they copied and expanded. What didn’t work, they discarded. That is, if those experiments hadn’t already killed or disbanded th
... See moreSacha Meyers • Bitcoin Is Venice: Essays on the Past and Future of Capitalism
“The ultimate question that I have: how can we create cities that are big enough to give people economic opportunity, but small enough to give people love and others in their lives that touch their hearts?”
Anthony Pompliano • Writing for Leverage, Teenage Billionaires, The Problem with Mainstream Media, and More - David Perell on Off the Chain, Hosted By Anthony Pompliano • Podcast Notes
essence of cities is not space itself but rather the interplay between socioeconomic interactions, incomes, and transportation.