rk: it’s hyphen-minus actually1d ago

People: We want to live in this neighborhood because it has cool little bookstores and shops an and restaurants and a genuine culture.

Developers: I got you. *proceeds to bulldoze cool little bookstores and shops and restaurants to put up cheaply made million dollar condos until the area is nothing but soulless housing*

Developers (dusting off hands): My work here is done.

#urbanism

Show threadrk: it’s hyphen-minus actually1d ago

I live under the bizarre notion that if you work a full time job in a city you should be able to live in that city and also that if you don’t let people do that, the city becomes a theme park.

I honestly don’t know of anywhere left in the West that is getting this right on any large scale. Maybe Paris? Mamdani’s trying in NYC.

Show threadGreg Bell
@rk a combination theme park + dystopia
Mar 28 at 2:07amWeb