On the Conservative Reaction to 15-Minute Cities

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How Inner City Highways Bankrupt Downtowns And How We Rebuild

When planner Patrick Kennedy started asking why prime land near downtown Dallas was filled with parking lots and boarded‑up buildings, the trail led straight to an elevated freeway: I‑345. He explains how making a hard economic case for removal—showing that taking the highway out ...  Show more

New Zealand Keynote Planning In A World Of Limits

Speaking to planners in New Zealand, Chuck Marohn connects the country’s adopted infrastructure plan with a global pattern of cities that have grown themselves into insolvency. He traces the shift from incremental, pre‑Depression neighborhoods to postwar sprawl and explores what ...  Show more

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