It's less talked about than many of the other changes with our new
administration, but among us city types, the fact that we have a
president who chose to live in a city, has worked on urban issues, and,
not to put too fine a point on it, generally doesn't think cities are
cesspools that need to be cleaned out with some good small-town values,
has been a source of much hope.
Not to mention that in the
current economy, living next to a public transit stop is looking better
and better, even to country mice.
So in the spirit of a
new urban renaissance, isn't it time to teach your toddler about smart
growth and the urban-rural transect? Time to put "city planner" on their
list of possible professions next to firefighter and doctor?
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