100 years ago they understood planning, why not now?
( http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/10537.html )
...they wished to affirm their confidence in Chicago's future while
still contending that there were costs and even dangers in simply
letting current trends continue....
The Plan expresses this belief in its first chapter when it posits
that thoughtful people agree that the age of planning was at hand. The
moment was ripe to bring order out of the chaos of rapid urban growth
through carefully considered systematic changes. It then observes that
"the American city, and Chicago preeminently, is a center of industry
and traffic." This observation is the justification of the Plan's
emphasis on improving commercial facilities, transportation, traffic
flow, and general convenience. Since a productive urban labor force
required places to play and rest, the planners also believed it was
necessary to consider parks and recreational facilities. Proper design
was a vital consideration in more than a narrow functional sense. A
proud city, after all, like any self-respecting human being, "has a
dignity to be maintained." Besides, "good order is essential to
material advancement."
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Note that Asbury Park was designed 40 years before the above
description. Imagine if those principles had been applied to the
Redevelopment Plan of today.
:-(
Werner
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