Nah, this article's bullshit. We *do* need more Jacobs for our cities, and fewer planners.https://twitter.com/owenhatherley/status/783419908860284928 …
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Chalk this up to "you can't get people to understand an idea when their paycheck depends on not understanding it."
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"Cities grow best when left to their own devices." "Awesome, how can we make them do that?"



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depends, it's kinda like tariffs
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good urban density = many small buildings (freely built), not a few large ones (master planned)
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varies, but one crucial distinction is they generally limited themselves to street layouts, not buildings or land uses
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this left lots of autonomy to individual developers and landowners to keep growing the city "naturally" if you will
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but, I still prefer FULL SPONTANEOUS ORGANIZATION
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