Cabrini Green is still around, but is in the process of being removed.
We are still cleaning up the messes of Robert Moses. Some things may never return.
le Corbusier wrote his revolutionary ideas in the early last century.
What have they done for you lately?
In a word, the automobile.
These conveyances have been lovingly referred to as "non-point source emitters." All that means is that so many of us are dependent on cars to get around that the problem is nearly ubiquitous. Think about it - when was the last time you walked to the store? To work? Rode a bike? Or even a horse?
People mistakenly think that the CAR IS HERE TO STAY! It is not the case. In the millenia of modern human recordable history, the car is a relative newcomer. We got along great without cars for thousands of years, and someday we will do fine without them again. Maybe we will all go back to riding horses...
OK, that was more of a joke than a real suggestion.
But with more and more of our discretionary income going to getting around, and with the state of our built environment being geared solely towards the automobile, we are in for trouble. What happens when an immovable object (the bureaucracy) meets an irresistible force (rising fuel costs)?
Well, we'll see. Sit back and enjoy the ride.
1 comment :
OK Bill,
I'm listening! How about a plan for a bigger, better library? Is that in your scope? The city of Mont Belvieu has a great vision of parks and recreation but what about a "realistic" goal for expanding the library. It's not just the "school" children but how about the homeschool children that need it. Do you know how many adults go into the library every day to log on to a computer? It's not just books anymore!
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