Urban Planning

I wouldn't say that I'm fascinated by the topic, but it intrigues me. How do you make a block, a neighborhood, a city work? How do you respond when people and events don't evolve the way that you thought they would, think they should? How do you know what to do first when everything feels as if it needs to be done first?

One fellow with interesting ideas on the topic, one who's proven the worth of them by making millions implementing them, is Greg OConnell, a lumbering ex-New York City detective with a lot of insight, drive, and gumption. This article, from the New York Times, is worth reading.