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The YIMBYs and Social Capture
sari added
A big part of the reason America can’t build like we used to is that we’re victims to the tyranny of the minority. A small group of people with strong opinions, and a lot of free time, can block things that are supported by the majority of the population. The people who are willing to show up to community meetings have an outsized say in what gets
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Keely Adler added
Social media, mainstream news, and an explosion of Substack newsletters often painted pictures of cities quelled and hibernating, in some ways diminished, and of urbanites either turned inward toward self-betterment, or outward, toward their local communities or country homes.
Shannon Mattern • How to Map Nothing
Keely Adler added
These developers aren’t building communities; they’re directing air traffic.
Nadia Eghbal • Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software
‘the shift towards just and equitable cities will only happen when a more diverse group of Americans are in positions to make policy decisions that shape our neighborhoods.’
Medium • There Are No Cars in Wakanda
Keely Adler added
One of the weirdest things about modern urbanism, and the Microwave Economy in general, is that we build the opposite of what we like. We adore Europe’s narrow and car-less streets, but build skyscraper-lined cities with sterile shopping malls and six-lane roads, where pedestrians are always on edge. But the Microwave Economy is most visible in arc... See more
David Perell • The Microwave Economy
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Nestled in the heart of a bustling city is Unity Avenue, a vibrant street teeming with life. It's early morning, and the sunlight washes unevenly over a diverse mixture of new and old buildings ↕, some graffiti-sprayed and worn out by the ravages of time.
Unity Avenue: An illustrative summary of Jane Jacobs' work
Alex Dobrenko added
I love this use of footnotes and the emoji that is used here