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Category Archives: Urban planning
Beneath the Daylight Streets
When I lived in Chicago, the fact that Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive—both main streets in the thriving downtown/loop area—had multiple levels fascinated me. The pedestrian stairway entrances descending to those streets were my introductions to multi-level streets in the … Continue reading
Posted in Memories, Urban planning, Writing
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Singular Solutions
I once had enormous faith in the ability of science and technology to solve the monstrous problems confronting humankind. Lately, though, my confidence has ebbed as I’ve come to acknowledge that astonishing breakthroughs in science and technology frequently come with a … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Food, Government, Philosophy, Politics, Population, Poverty, Urban planning, Water
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Urban Justice
I awoke at 4:30 a.m. this morning from a frightening dream, my heart pounding. In the dream, I was trying to catch up to my wife, who was running, far ahead of me, with a crowd of other people toward doors … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Government, Housiing, Philosophy, Politics, Urban planning
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So Many Places with Potential…
My recently renewed enthusiasm about third places (see this, this, this, and this) has led me to do more research about “great good places.” That research has opened my eyes to my myopia about places I’ve lived, places I’ve long since … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Demographics, Essay, Housiing, Third Place, Urban planning
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