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All this is easy, but it is neither sensible nor just. Someone had blundered, but that was long before Oliver Howard was born; there was criminal aggression and heedless neglect, but without some system of control there would have been far more than there was.
W. E. B. Du Bois • The Souls of Black Folk
First, he may simply keep doing the same thing, attributing lack of fruit to the hard-heartedness of urban dwellers. Second, he may read books, looking for new programs that worked elsewhere — usually in suburban U.S.
Timothy Keller, Daniel Strange, Gabriel Salguero, • Center Church
The problem of constructing large-scale public works in a crowded urban setting, where such works impinge on the lives of or displace thousands of voters, is one which democracy has not yet solved.
Robert A. Caro • The Power Broker
The limit Hm → 1 allows individuals to fully sample the city within the smallest distance traveled,
Luis M. A. Bettencourt • Introduction to Urban Science: Evidence and Theory of Cities as Complex Systems
Which leads us to Shoup’s second key recommendation, that on-street parking be priced at a level that results in an 85 percent occupancy rate at all times.44 This number may seem a bit low, but it corresponds with roughly one empty space per block face, just the right amount to ensure Daddy Warbucks a spot near the furrier. Because it is precisely
... See moreJeff Speck • Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time
At any scale, you are likely to need an introduction, a conclusion, and some evidence in between. American high school students are introduced to this concept by being taught to write five-paragraph essays: an introduction, three body paragraphs in support, and a conclusion. Some writing instructors argue that this format is too constraining, but
... See moreZachary Schrag • The Princeton Guide to Historical Research (Skills for Scholars)
The Evidence of Jesus’ Burial