Urban renewal is often an euphemism for kicking out the poor (eminent domain!) & building soulless concrete monoliths. But man oh man did Nelson Rockefeller outdo everyone else in Albany
intellectualinting.substack.com/p/walking-amer…
intellectualinting.substack.com/p/walking-amer…
Think this Walking America series is gonna end up being a visual history of how the urban design decisions made by politicians & technocrats X decades ago, often brutal ones (& very classist & racist), still linger & dominate
I want series to really becomes is what most of my work is about: How people build communities DESPITE harsh surroundings & unfavorable odds
That was kinda main point of McDonald's stuff. People really really need community, so much that they even find it in fast food franchises
That was kinda main point of McDonald's stuff. People really really need community, so much that they even find it in fast food franchises
Also, in this last piece I compared Watervliet favorably to Albany, but I was hoping someone would call me out on that
Watervliet also has a very large public works project that dominates it. An Arsenal. Just built long ago
Watervliet also has a very large public works project that dominates it. An Arsenal. Just built long ago
Anyways. Nothing does traffic like my political takes. Sad! I want to write about walking only. Politics is so transient and boring.
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