Borrowed time
byThey used to say we’re living on borrowed time but even when young I wondered who loaned it to us? In 1948 one grandpa…
Pedestrian scale
by the daily asteriskPedestrian scale can be a precise science for those involved in planning and building. But it doesn’t have to be. Almost anyone can easily…
Without automobiles
by the daily asteriskNew Yorkers, individually, drive, pollute, consume, and throw away much less than do the average residents of the surrounding suburbs, exurbs, small towns, and…
Price of parking
by the daily asteriskInitially, the developer pays for the required parking, but soon the tenants do, and then their customers, and so on, until the price of…
An intimate view
by Peter Freedman-DoanEditor’s note: The following is an excerpt from a blog the author kept while walking the Camino de Santiago in northern Spain, accompanied by…
Resurrection people
by the daily asterisk“Thy kingdom come, on earth as in heaven.” That remains one of the most powerful and revolutionary sentences we can ever say. As I…
Sanctuary at Midland Station
by Alex QuickMidland Station in Toronto, Ontario (2009) I lived in residence when I was in graduate school, which came with a number of blessings. Easily…
To and fro
by the daily asteriskIn today’s subdivisions the streets have no other official function except to funnel the cars to and fro. One of the problems with cars…
Justifying the destruction
by the daily asteriskIn an era when suburbs had just begun to grow, DiMento* says, “local politicians saw urban freeways as a way of bringing suburban commuters…
Propellers
by Donald IllichWe never traveled over bridges. It was too dark under their skin. The monsters wanted to attack. Instead, we floated in airplanes, propellers spinning…