Rational Urbanism

The idea behind rationalurbanism.com is to create a site for people who want to live in an urban environment even in those areas where doing so doesn’t seem like a practical option.

The goal will be to understand, analyze, and create solutions for the problems of smaller cities and be a forum for highlighting the positives of city living.

This is first and foremost a site for people who love cities.

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Skyways: The Devil's Bridges

The Bridge of Death. I wasn’t feeling too well, so I went to see the doctor yesterday. Turns out miasmas from the Connecticut river are causing my illness, and the physician recommended a remedy of blistering with hot glass and mercury treatments. Yeah, I’m pulling your leg, the preceding would be almost as stupid as

Roll the Dice, and Take Your Chances

My hometown has been on the losing side of every major demographic trend over the last 70 years: north to south; east to west; city to suburb. Even trends like the general shift of the economy from manufacturing to service based employment, and greater corporate centralization have been more damaging to Springfield than to other

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