City != ++Village
I don’t know where I picked it up, but someone somewhere, once said something along the lines of:
“A city isn’t just a big village.”
And it is ever so true.
Update: It was Jane Jacobs.
Est. 2003
The blog of one Michael Heilemann, expatriated Dane coming to you out of New York City. Half machine, half grapefruit, Interface director at Squarespace, design lover, film enthusiast, Star Wars historian, creator of the Kubrick and K2 themes, and holder of opinions, many of which are shared on his Twitter account.
I don’t know where I picked it up, but someone somewhere, once said something along the lines of:
“A city isn’t just a big village.”
And it is ever so true.
Update: It was Jane Jacobs.