the city i am in is a garden city. there are communal parks, thousands of private gardens, golf courses and tree lined streets.it strikes me over and over again how much of Ebenezer Howards garden city is realized here in the american wild wild west. convalecent homes, colleges, childerns cottage homes, a river, lakes and forests. all is present.
the same area contains heavy industries, gas- and oil pumps, and landfills.
the big difference is the scale. Arlington has 350 370 inhabitants. the metroplex has 6 141 000 inhabitants. garden city has 32 000. still it is amazing how such a nice green place can be so dirty and inhumane at a closer look. 99 percent of the green areas are never used for anything.
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inhumane?
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