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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)
Perhaps the biggest difference between zoning and deed restrictions is that deed restrictions usually go away once they have outlived their purpose. Unlike zoning, many deed restrictions come with a baked-in expiration date.
Arbitrary Lines
M. Nolan Gray
This isn’t a matter of simply needing more precise instruments; it is an immutable property of the universe.
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson
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