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It occurred to me that that spot had been empty when I arrived that morning and I was pretty sure it had stayed empty the whole time. That nearly convinced me of magic all by itself: empty parking spaces, even in this part of town, were
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“Moving is a well-established tradition in America, and _moving up_ constitutes a significant part of the American dream. Not only is working one's way to a bigger house central to our ethos but it makes sense functionally as families bring more children into the world. But why must the move to a larger or more luxurious house bring with it the abandonment of one's neighbors, community groups, and often even schoolmates? The suburban pod system causes people to move not just from house to house but form community to community. Only in a traditionally organized neighborhood of varied incomes can a family significantly alter its housing without going very far. In the new suburbs, you can't move up without moving out. (The same is true of moving down. Seniors seeking a smaller house are often forced to abandon their familiar community and start over someplace else.)”
― Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream
― Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream
“People divorced from community, occupation, and association are first and foremost among the supporters of extremism.”
― Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
― Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
“Come, Ye Women: Oh, come, ye women of the Isles, And listen to my song, For if ye be but thirteen years, Ye’ve not been women long. And if ye be threescore and ten, No longer women be, Or so say all the merry men Who count so cruel-ly. But women we be from our birth, And will be till we die. Our counte is made so differently To give the men that lie. Oh, come, ye women of the Isles, And listen to my song, For we be women all through life, Where life and love are long.”
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“The crucial fact about sustainability is that it is not a micro phenomenon: there can be no such thing as a “sustainable” house, office building, or household appliance, for the same reason that there can be no such thing as a one-person democracy or a single-company economy.”
― Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less are the Keys to Sustainability
― Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less are the Keys to Sustainability
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