It May Be That We Have Become

I Think That Part Of The Growing Popularity Of The New Urbanism Is Not Simply Because It Is So Rational, And Not Simply Because People Care So Much About Community Or Even Understand It, Or The Relation Of Sprawl To The Ruination Of The Natural World. But They Just Don't Like What Is Around. And They Will Be Ruthless With It.

I Have Been Dwelling Upon Downtowns. This Is Not Because Mixtures Of Primary Uses Are Unneeded Elsewhere In Cities. On The Contrary They Are Needed, And The Success Of Mixtures Downtown (on In The Most Intensive Portions Of Cities, Whatever They Are Called) Is Related To The Mixture Possible In Other Part Of Cities.

Reactions [on My 1979 Massey Lectures] Were From Anglophones. I'm One. But I'm Terrible At French. In Fact, There Was Practically No Reaction.

While Politicians, Clergy, Creators Of Advertisements, And Other Worthies Assert Stoutly That The Family Is The Foundation Of Society, The Nuclear Family, As An Institution, Is Currently In Grave Trouble.

The Best Part Of A Reg Hartt Presentation Is What He Has To Say.