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The Long View 2004-06-24: Trains; Rockets; Missionaries; Jousts

The relative merits of mass transit technologies often came up on John's blog. The thing he said that stuck with me the longest is: cars tend to eat their destinations. The example that always comes to mind for me is the endless parking lots around Disneyland. However, it
Benjamin Espen Nov 15, 2016

Urbanism

James Chastek says: Note on city planning December 2, 2010 at 7:32 am (Uncategorized) (A corollary to a point that Tocqueville makes somewhere) Europeans designed their cities so that the people could be idle or entertained or dissolute in public squares; Americans design theirs so that the people are
Benjamin Espen Dec 2, 2010

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