Ignoring the Future of Urban #governance Will Kill Vibrant #cities
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My three takeaways from URBAN-X’s event: Hyperlegible CitiesVibrant community of NYC’s ChinatownThe URBAN-X panel on “Hyperlegible Cities” was thought-provoking. Bianca Wylie, Elizabeth Bowie Christoforetti, Tara Pham, Paul Salama, Miriam Roure, Sara Trigoboff all participated in a lively discussion moderated by Greg Lindsay.The key questions of the night probed (1) the consequences of being “too” legible and (2) some solutions to mitigate problems. I interpreted “legibility” as the rules that govern our cities.The conversation sparked three takeaways that I delve into below:Benefits — Rules, obviously, can result in efficiency.Costs — Our rules and meta-rules can result in inequality, even if those rules are governed formally by participatory democracy.Solutions — I review an incomprehensive list of (...)