appreciating author #JonathanRaban (1942-2023): 1st book #SoftCity (1974) on fluidity of London/city life, an urbanism classic, & fav; & I love 2008 companion essay "My Own Private Metropolis" on urban diversity's shift from centers to fringes, globally: https://www.ft.com/content/247bc052-64dc-11dd-af61-0000779fd18c
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RT @tmccormick
@warrenslocum urban diversity moving to edge: a global phenomenon, well essayed in "My own private metr…
https://twitter.com/tmccormick/status/915240738509643776

"With everyday exposure and regular encounters comes relevance. With time, this awareness and understanding can grow into reverence, when people care about planet, people, and place. Changing mindsets leads ultimately to changing behaviors.

In this way, neighborhood is not a place; it's a state of mind."

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“The Nordic approach of embracing reality rather than trying to escape it might improve our lives. We can learn to celebrate the everyday rather than lament it, to live with the weather, live within our means, and live with the neighbors we have.”

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