Reimagining cities in just a few easy questions

What would occur if public transportation had been free?

What if it had been paid for by congestion pricing, digitally carried out?

What if public bathrooms had been secure, lovely, well-appointed and constantly maintained?

What if there have been a tax on empty storefronts, payable after three months of emptiness?

Shortly after the invention of the automobile, society made many selections about how cities ought to work. These decisions led to parking heaps, suburbs and a definition of what a traditional metropolis was purported to be like. Robert Moses and others pushed for a particular form of city setting.

It’s stunning how rapidly and inexpensively that might start to alter.

Doing the identical factor because the daybreak of the expressway, yr after yr, with out seeing the sample, is a bit Groundhog’s Dayish.

It helps to see it after which to speak about it.