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Two children he had had, and he had not seen either clearly. But perhaps no parent can truly see their child. When we look we see only the mirror of our own faults.

Circe

Madeline Miller

Downtown rush hour has still not roared back to pre-pandemic levels even as car travel surges in the suburbs, a new study finds — and it may help explain why traffic deaths have stayed so stubbornly high in U.S. communities.

Study: Downtown Congestion Is Still Down — And It Could Help Explain Roadway Dangers

Kea Wilson

The connections between invitations and behavior came to a head for cities in the 20th century. . . . In every case, attempts to relieve traffic pressure by building more roads and parking garages have generated more traffic and more congestion. The volume of car traffic almost everywhere is more or less arbitrary, depending on the available transportation infrastructure.

Cities for People

Jan Gehl, Richard Rogers (Foreword)

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