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#Urbanism+DailyQuote “Like many Americans, he judged the automobile a disruptive and fearsome technology. By the 1920s cars had claimed tens of thousands of human lives, frayed social contracts, and demoted pedestrians to second-class citizens.” Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet — Ben Goldfarb Ben Goldfarb standing with their hands in pockets looking at the camera, on a highway with hills in background
#Urbanism+DailyQuote “Our problem was not, and is not, a lack of growth. Our problem is 60 years of unproductive growth -- growth that has buried us in financial liabilities. The American pattern of development does not create real wealth. It creates the illusion of wealth.” — Charles Marohn Photo of Charles Marohn, with his hands up, while giving a talk at an event.
Photo of Jane Jacobs, black shirt, glasses, black and white photo.
Two cross-section diagrams show street layouts: the top illustrates on-street parking with variable-width parking lanes on each side, 5–6 ft. wide bike lanes adjacent to both curbs, and travel lanes in the center; the bottom shows parking prohibited with 5–6 ft. wide bike lanes on both sides next to the curb and travel lanes in the center. Both diagrams indicate a normal solid white line separating the bike lane from the travel lanes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_diet
#Urbanism+DailyQuote “Our problem was not, and is not, a lack of growth. Our problem is 60 years of unproductive growth -- growth that has buried us in financial liabilities. The American pattern of development does not create real wealth. It creates the illusion of wealth.” — Charles Marohn Photo of Charles Marohn, with his hands up, while giving a talk at an event.
Photo of Jane Jacobs, black shirt, glasses, black and white photo.
Viewpoint, Lisbon, Miradouro da graça image. Photo by nathsegato
#Urbanism+DailyQuote “Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees then names the streets after them.” — Bill Vaughn Photo of Bill Vaughn wearing glasses posing for the photo. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/15331-suburbia-is-where-the-developer-bulldozes-out-the-trees-then
#Urbanism+DailyQuote “Like many Americans, he judged the automobile a disruptive and fearsome technology. By the 1920s cars had claimed tens of thousands of human lives, frayed social contracts, and demoted pedestrians to second-class citizens.” Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet — Ben Goldfarb Ben Goldfarb standing with their hands in pockets looking at the camera, on a highway with hills in background
#Urbanism+DailyQuote “As long as we tell our urban ancestors' stories, no city is ever lost. They live on, in our imaginations and on our public lands, as a promise that no matter how terrible things get, humans always try again.” From: Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age — Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz standing against a blank wall, button down shirt, tie, short hair, glasses, head off to the side a bit
#Urbanism+DailyQuote “By square footage, there is more housing for each car in the United States than there is housing for each person.” — Henry Grabar Henry Grabar, professiona headshot looking at the camera with books in the background
#Urbanism+DailyQuote “Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees then names the streets after them.” — Bill Vaughn Photo of Bill Vaughn wearing glasses posing for the photo. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/15331-suburbia-is-where-the-developer-bulldozes-out-the-trees-then
Two cross-section diagrams show street layouts: the top illustrates on-street parking with variable-width parking lanes on each side, 5–6 ft. wide bike lanes adjacent to both curbs, and travel lanes in the center; the bottom shows parking prohibited with 5–6 ft. wide bike lanes on both sides next to the curb and travel lanes in the center. Both diagrams indicate a normal solid white line separating the bike lane from the travel lanes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_diet
Photo of Jane Jacobs, black shirt, glasses, black and white photo.
Photo of Jane Jacobs, black shirt, glasses, black and white photo.
Viewpoint, Lisbon, Miradouro da graça image. Photo by nathsegato
#Urbanism+DailyQuote “Our problem was not, and is not, a lack of growth. Our problem is 60 years of unproductive growth -- growth that has buried us in financial liabilities. The American pattern of development does not create real wealth. It creates the illusion of wealth.” — Charles Marohn Photo of Charles Marohn, with his hands up, while giving a talk at an event.
#Urbanism+DailyQuote “Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees then names the streets after them.” — Bill Vaughn Photo of Bill Vaughn wearing glasses posing for the photo. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/15331-suburbia-is-where-the-developer-bulldozes-out-the-trees-then
#Urbanism+DailyQuote “Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees then names the streets after them.” — Bill Vaughn Photo of Bill Vaughn wearing glasses posing for the photo. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/15331-suburbia-is-where-the-developer-bulldozes-out-the-trees-then
Two cross-section diagrams show street layouts: the top illustrates on-street parking with variable-width parking lanes on each side, 5–6 ft. wide bike lanes adjacent to both curbs, and travel lanes in the center; the bottom shows parking prohibited with 5–6 ft. wide bike lanes on both sides next to the curb and travel lanes in the center. Both diagrams indicate a normal solid white line separating the bike lane from the travel lanes.
#Urbanism+DailyQuote “Our problem was not, and is not, a lack of growth. Our problem is 60 years of unproductive growth -- growth that has buried us in financial liabilities. The American pattern of development does not create real wealth. It creates the illusion of wealth.” — Charles Marohn Photo of Charles Marohn, with his hands up, while giving a talk at an event.
Photo of Jane Jacobs, black shirt, glasses, black and white photo.
#Urbanism+DailyQuote “Our problem was not, and is not, a lack of growth. Our problem is 60 years of unproductive growth -- growth that has buried us in financial liabilities. The American pattern of development does not create real wealth. It creates the illusion of wealth.” — Charles Marohn Photo of Charles Marohn, with his hands up, while giving a talk at an event.
Two cross-section diagrams show street layouts: the top illustrates on-street parking with variable-width parking lanes on each side, 5–6 ft. wide bike lanes adjacent to both curbs, and travel lanes in the center; the bottom shows parking prohibited with 5–6 ft. wide bike lanes on both sides next to the curb and travel lanes in the center. Both diagrams indicate a normal solid white line separating the bike lane from the travel lanes.
#Urbanism+DailyQuote “Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees then names the streets after them.” — Bill Vaughn Photo of Bill Vaughn wearing glasses posing for the photo. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/15331-suburbia-is-where-the-developer-bulldozes-out-the-trees-then
Photo of Jane Jacobs, black shirt, glasses, black and white photo.
Photo of Jane Jacobs, black shirt, glasses, black and white photo.