William
2007-09-08 20:05:32 UTC
On facebook I am "friends" with the Mayor of Minneapolis. On his
profile he said one of his goals as Mayor is to "Reaweave the urban
fabric." I was'nt sure what this meant so I asked him. Here was his
reply.
"Glad you asked: I talked about reweaving the urban fabric because
today's cities need to be reconnected. Cities grew as places where you
could find work, home, shopping, recreation and pretty much everything
you wanted within walking distance or on transit lines. After WW2,
when suburbs started to spread, that fabric that held communties
together was torn apart...transit ripped up, strip malls replaced the
corner store, etc. Now people finally realize what we lost so we need
to weave it back together into neighborhoods where we can once again
find all that within a walk or transit ride. So that means more
transit, better urban design, better landscape, and more decisions
that keep us from spreading even further apart."
What do you think?
profile he said one of his goals as Mayor is to "Reaweave the urban
fabric." I was'nt sure what this meant so I asked him. Here was his
reply.
"Glad you asked: I talked about reweaving the urban fabric because
today's cities need to be reconnected. Cities grew as places where you
could find work, home, shopping, recreation and pretty much everything
you wanted within walking distance or on transit lines. After WW2,
when suburbs started to spread, that fabric that held communties
together was torn apart...transit ripped up, strip malls replaced the
corner store, etc. Now people finally realize what we lost so we need
to weave it back together into neighborhoods where we can once again
find all that within a walk or transit ride. So that means more
transit, better urban design, better landscape, and more decisions
that keep us from spreading even further apart."
What do you think?