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Shade Will Make or Break American Cities

334 upvotes • theatlantic

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We can’t count on private businesses to be ‘third places’ | Their responsibility is to shareholders, not the public, and they’re not obligated to provide a shared space. Thank goodness there’s one place open to all

117 upvotes • Hrmbee

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Study suggests nearby rural land can cool cities by nearly 30 percent | Researchers looked at land surrounding urban areas and ranked the capacity of various urban-rural configurations to cool the cities

115 upvotes • Hrmbee

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Bumper-to-bumper traffic makes cottage commuting a nightmare on long weekends. It doesn’t have to be that way | We can reduce traffic in Toronto, writes Scott Stinson. We just don’t want to

115 upvotes • Hrmbee

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Do y'all remember the pre-COIVD trend in gentrifying neighborhoods where realtors would abbreviate the neighborhood's name?

98 upvotes • DoxiadisOfDetroit

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Why are sidewalks often not straight?

95 upvotes • BlockOfDiamond

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Are Red states really better than Blue states on housing/planning? (US)

82 upvotes • streeker22

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Do you find that people who glorify certain quality of life issues in cities to be problematic or understanding?

79 upvotes • HaitianMafiaMember

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How does a city build a sidewalk on someone's land?

79 upvotes • arkoargon

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If the modern-day pain points of automobile ownership (or air travel) existed 50/75/100 years ago, would rail-based transportation still have disappeared?

71 upvotes • Gullible_Toe9909

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Shade Will Make or Break American Cities	334	theatlantic
We can’t count on private businesses to be ‘third places’ \| Their responsibility is to shareholders, not the public, and they’re not obligated to provide a shared space. Thank goodness there’s one place open to all	117	Hrmbee
Study suggests nearby rural land can cool cities by nearly 30 percent \| Researchers looked at land surrounding urban areas and ranked the capacity of various urban-rural configurations to cool the cities	115	Hrmbee
Bumper-to-bumper traffic makes cottage commuting a nightmare on long weekends. It doesn’t have to be that way \| We can reduce traffic in Toronto, writes Scott Stinson. We just don’t want to	115	Hrmbee
Do y'all remember the pre-COIVD trend in gentrifying neighborhoods where realtors would abbreviate the neighborhood's name?	98	DoxiadisOfDetroit
Why are sidewalks often not straight?	95	BlockOfDiamond
Are Red states really better than Blue states on housing/planning? (US)	82	streeker22
Do you find that people who glorify certain quality of life issues in cities to be problematic or understanding?	79	HaitianMafiaMember
How does a city build a sidewalk on someone's land?	79	arkoargon
If the modern-day pain points of automobile ownership (or air travel) existed 50/75/100 years ago, would rail-based transportation still have disappeared?	71	Gullible_Toe9909