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Technology vs Geometry at the Venice Biennale

Jarrett Walker · 7 Jun 2010 · humantransit.org ↗

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  1. Our reading

    The problem of cars in cities is a geometry problem, not a technology problem: no invention creates room for everybody's car.

    Their wordsBut the problem of cars in cities is not a technology problem, it’s a geometry problem: a problem of space.
    Interesting

  2. Our reading

    Rich people will have self-driving cars and the city will not be built around them.

    Their wordsRich people may have self-driving cars, but they won’t be the basis of the city.
    Interesting