> In terms of reconstruction... I don't see how that could work. I've
> always seen cities as more organic, something that has to grow on its
> own in order to work. So much has been destroyed that any
> reconstruction is going to be more like starting anew than starting
> from scratch, I think. Has any planned city project succeeded? (I
> confess to be too young to know / remember if one has)

Ever been to Washington, D.C.?  Brasilia?

Whether one would consider either of those a success is another
matter, but both were definitely planned.  I must admit to never
having been to Brasilia, but I am quite familiar with the DC metro
area, and I'd say it's a bit better in some respects than some cities
(NYC) and worse than others (Minneapolis).

I'm also only considering the city proper; once you leave "town"
and hit the beltways and highways, it's a different story, and I've
yet to see anywhere that got *that* aspect right.

I often think the best thing that could happen to a city right now
would be for it to be completely flattened and rebuilt from scratch
(roads especially).  Of course, as this discussion has mentioned
(several times), by the time rebuilding is done, most everyone
will have packed up and moved elsewhere.

Mike H.

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