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A handful of thinkers like Mumford were even beginning to venture a revolutionary opinion: that automobiles—and highways—should be barred from certain central areas of the city, that some congested avenues and streets should, instead of having their roadways widened for cars, be closed to cars and turned into “pedestrian malls.”
Robert A. Caro • The Power Broker
As the foremost spokesperson for the view that abrupt climate change will result in near-term human extinction (NTHE), he was the Dark Prince of Climate.
Andrew Boyd • I Want a Better Catastrophe: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor
Somewhere along the way America became a giant mall with a country attached.
Ben Fountain • Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
The Generic City,”
Kyle Chayka • Filterworld
Make "New Towns" to Create Walkable, Bikeable, Transit-oriented Places
Justin Hollanderopen.substack.com
Jane Jacobs’ The Death and Life of Great American Cities.
Ray Oldenburg • The Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons, and Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community
TOURISM BY ALGORITHM
Kyle Chayka • Filterworld
Bernard Rudofsky’s Streets for People;