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December 09, 2008
What to Build and Where
I'm not sure if I'm allowed to say this out loud, but I thought David Brooks' column today was spot on. How do you suddenly spend a trillion dollars? I hope cities that have already started drawing up thoughtful plans for new infrastructure reap the greatest benefit from Obama's stimulus package. Wouldn't it be nice, for instance, if the Purple Line or the H Street Streetcar line were suddenly paid for. (And wouldn't it be terrible if all the money got dumped into more roads.)
It also reminded me of the great line from Beyond DC: LEED architecture without good urban design is like cutting down the rainforest using hybrid-powered bulldozers.
Planning matters, people!
Posted by Drew at December 9, 2008 12:08 PM