Architects and other observers are still debating whether or not the built environment can contribute to social decay and urban unrest.
"When the world's architects held their biennial gathering in Venice these past few weeks, some of the top minds in their profession chose the anniversary of the Paris car-burning riots -- which reached their peak a year ago this weekend with almost 9,000 cars torched by alienated young men -- to ask a few hard questions.
Were the riots on the edges of French cities caused, in whole or in part, by the utopian-intentioned housing enclaves that were supposed to prevent such things? Were the gangs of young men from the suburbs who became actual and would-be al-Qaeda terrorists in London and Toronto this year driven to their deeds by the alienating effects of their built surroundings? In short, are crummy buildings and badly designed neighbourhoods turning a generation of new arrivals violently against the society around them?"

Rethinking Redlining
For decades we have blamed 100-year-old maps for the patterns of spatial racial inequity that persist in American cities today. An esteemed researcher says: we’ve got it all wrong.

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Walmart Announces Nationwide EV Charging Network
The company plans to install electric car chargers at most of its stores by 2030.

Seattle’s Pike Place Market Leans Into Pedestrian Infrastructure
After decades of debate, the market is testing a car ban in one of its busiest areas and adding walking links to the surrounding neighborhood.

The World’s Longest Light Rail Line is in… Los Angeles?
In a city not known for its public transit, the 48.5-mile A Line is the longest of its kind on the planet.

Quantifying Social Infrastructure
New developments have clear rules for ensuring surrounding roads, water, and sewers can handle new users. Why not do the same for community amenities?
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