Alon Levy
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Writes Pedestrian Observations on public transit and why infrastructure costs what it does; a pure mathematician by training, comparing how different…
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From the second millennium onward, extraction by kings or temples was not the only origin of cities: some began as commercial centres and only became sites of royal extraction after proving their economic value. (opens korrents.com)
“But once one gets to the second millennium and cities are more visible to us in economic history, this is no longer the only origin of cities. Some emerge for commercial purposes, and only become sites of royal…”
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Premodern European cities were founded along a spectrum, from the entirely commercial to the entirely political. (opens korrents.com)
“There's really a spectrum of city foundations, from the entirely commercial to the entirely political.”
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National politics dominates over regional politics in nearly all first-world democracies. (opens korrents.com)
“Politics in virtually all first-world democracies is nationalized.”
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From the second millennium onward, extraction by kings or temples was not the only origin of cities: some began as commercial centres and only became sites of royal extraction after proving their economic value. (opens korrents.com)
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The High Cost of Free Parking (opens rcmnd.app)
“I encourage urbanists and transportation advocates and analysts to read Shoup’s original paper. It’s this insight that led him to examine parking requirements in zoning codes more carefully, leading to his book The…”
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The High Cost of Free Parking (opens rcmnd.app)