Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

According to Bloomberg, " Nice Airport, If You Can Get to It: No Subway, No Highway, No Bridge ," Lima Peru is getting a new airport without roadways to it--they are planning to cross a river with temporary bridges and no transit. From the article: A highway meant to whisk travelers to the $2 billion terminal has yet to be built, even though flights are supposed to begin operating in just seven weeks.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

The article, " US Transit is Abysmal and Unacceptable ," isn't particularly scintillating. But it has tons of great links, so it's worth mentioning. US land use development and planning after 1920 favors the car. Transit is abysmal because after the era of the transit city (1890-1920, see " Transportation and Urban Form: Stages in the Spatial Evolution of the American Metropolis ," ) cities have been built to optimize and depend upon the automobile.

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