I keep writing about cities and towns and the need to fully understand urban perspective, and tell a tale below to explain why. I use…
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A Pandemic View
Remember, the second meaning of “pandemic” is “universal.”
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Have a Think: “A Time of Excitement and Anxiety“
A phrase used on BBC News at 2:00 today is my newly adopted mantra: “A Time of Excitement and Anxiety.” I’ve adopted it as a…
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A Manifesto for Equity Street in Pandemica
We all live in the city of Pandemica. With apologies to Italo Calvino, it is time to reconsider a current “road closed” image of historic…
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Hilltowns as Icons Anew
Ten years ago, I wrote a short, inspirational piece about hill towns. Yesterday, as I regarded the still-noticeable configuration of Richmond upon Thames–rising up to…
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There’s Still a Place for a Metaphor
In England, a simple urban view is a regular contrast to the views that I saw while growing up. The latter showed a built environment…
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