On @heatstreet: UCLA is set to offer a course on "spatial injustice," blaming poverty on geography and "car culture" http://buff.ly/2sBzCnf
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Replying to @stillgray @heatstreet
Of course poverty is heavily impacted by geography & when you design a city around having a car that tends to disadvantage a lot of ppl.
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Replying to @RationalDis @heatstreet
That's debatable. There's arguments to be made for that claim, and against it. It's worth examining, but this course appears one-sided.
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Replying to @stillgray @heatstreet
I don't think that's debatable. I think it's common sense e.g. we know things like Redlining exist.
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In what world is requiring a car not a deterrent for impoverished ppl getting into job markets?
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Road design absolutely has an impact on towns, cities, & neighborhoods. It's access to everything. http://crossroads.newsworks.org/index.php/local/keystone-crossroads/86882-highway-history-how-the-pennsylvania-turnpike-created-and-destroyed-towns …
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Your argument comes down to "that sounds like social justice"! You're ignoring all evidence. 
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Can Ian make any of the counter-arguments he mentioned? I bet he can't.
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