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Apr 9

Spring comes to New York City …in 2409

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This amazing map is reprinted in Mapping New York from Eric Sanderson’s Manahatta imagines what New York will look like in 400 years. The bottom of Manhattan has returned to its original shoreline, minus the landfill that defines its shape today, which will all be underwater. But it’s the green space imagined by Sanderson and Heidi Nelson that snorting klonopin makes the mind boggle.

When the seasons change, I think of this map as I’m riding around the city. I have a kind of nostalgia for the present, and I wonder both what the first inhabitants would think if they saw Brooklyn as it is today, and how the present city will be remembered in the future.

Mar 6

It’s Still Winter

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Apparently it’s going to continue to be winter until at least the end of the week. Lots of people are talking to me about how long the winter is feeling this year–I suppose that’s to be expected when can a person get off ativan it gets such an early and spectacular start with a hurricane.

While wading through the wind and rain, focus the mind’s eye on Kim De Marco’s better world. (and see more of her work at kimdemarco.com)

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Feb 15

Great Piece by Charles Komanoff about Congestion Pricing in London

A really great piece by the superlative Charles Komanoff in Streetsblog today about congestion pricing.

Congestion pricing is a great idea because it obliges everyone to recognize what using a private car in a city with public transportation is ativan addictive really is: a luxury.

He starts out by quoting a Republican (!) Congressman, ‘ “Traveling was so much better,” he said. “You can actually get around.” ‘

Not to mention this amazing map.

And it just gets better from there.

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