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And here we come to the third kind of city neighborhood that is useful for self-government: the district. This, I think, is where we are typically most weak and fail most disastrously. We have plenty of city districts in name. We have few that function. The chief function of a successful district is to mediate between the indispensable, but inheren
... See moreJane Jacobs • The Death and Life of Great American Cities
after the U.S. Civil War, foreign money poured into the country and fueled rampant speculation in railroad-led development.
Charles Marohn • A World Class Transportation System: Transportation Finance for a New Economy
by the end of World War II, it was very clear to a victorious nation what needed to happen if we wanted to keep from sliding back into economic depression: We all needed to copy the success of Detroit. That is what we did.
Charles L. Marohn • Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity
Street life is drastically reduced when small, active units are superseded by large units. In many places it is possible to see how life in the streets has dwindled drastically as gas stations, car dealerships, and parking lots have created holes and voids in the city fabric, or when passive units such as offices and banks move in. In contrast, exa
... See moreJan Gehl • Life Between Buildings: Using Public Space
Local governments play an important role in determining how buildings are constructed and what kinds of…
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Bill Gates • How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need
lobbies for a concentric system of high-speed rail in the Midwest spoking out from Chicago to Saint Louis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Detroit, and Cleveland.
Christopher Steiner • $20 Per Gallon: How the Inevitable Rise in the Price of Gasoline Will Change Our Lives for the Better
Victor Gruen’s The Heart of Our Cities