Majority say Mortgage Plan Unfair.
Majority also didn’t read nor understand the plan. Majority of journalists are lazy and under-qualified.
Freakanomics Blog: Planners and Architects weigh in on CarFree NYC.
WTF. Okay, I can live with Sam Staley being included to provide a countervailing voice. But, Randal O’Toole? Has this guy been right on anything?! If you don’t feel like reading it, O’Toole takes the patronizing tone that we should all be ready for businesses to fail. IN TIMES SQUARE!
They said the same thing about Copenhagen when they started closing roads. The density and activity is already there. This only enhances the pedestrian experience thus making it more amenable to businesses. Yes, pedestrian malls failed in the States, but only b/c when they were instituted in the 60s, the exodus had already begun.
Oh, and did I mention that O’Toole’s backing comes from the money earned by car dominance?
When did the media decide that both voices should always be heard in equal parts no matter how asinine one side or how in the minority that side is? Perhaps we should have a debate like the survey from Flight of the Conchords: Are you Pro-AIDS or Anti-AIDS?
Millennial Survey. Take the time, help out a friend of a friend.
Dallas is 4th most congested city. But, to once again clarify (which this doesn’t), there is good congestion and bad congestion. For example, NYC, Chicago, and DC surround Dallas.
Unsustainable Humanity? Does economic growth have to slow to prevent catastrophe? I disagree. The wrong kind of economic growth, based on land consumptive and/or destructive practices has to slow. Qualitative growth: energy efficiency, clean energy, and infill are the markets that can support new growth and expansion. As McDonough says, it’s not about being “less bad,” it is about building a world where being “more good” means more profit.
