A sum up of my disillusionment

Photo courtesy of the Friedman Archives.

From "Streets are People Places," by Fred Kent of the Project for Public Spaces:

The first step in winning back our communities is realizing that cars should not rule the roads.

I have a favorite saying about transportation: "If you plan cities for cars and traffic, you get cars and traffic. If you plan for people and places, you get people and places." It sounds obvious, but when I make this point to audiences around the country, it's a real eye-opener.
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In DC we have a lot of people who need to get their eyes checked and/or their glasses fixed.