Intelligence can reside in a place. An example was seen in Chattanooga where they transformed an old shopping centre into a community place. They started by filling in the parking places. It was a citizen-driven planning process. Community fundamentals include municipal services, civic institutions, economic development, education, health care, arts and culture, environment, communications, transportation and physical design.
Cities can be green and wonderful.
Digging up the creeks that we buried and making them the focus of a community. Schools are a huge issue. Most people who live in cities and who love cities encounter big problems when it comes to schools. The issue between education and transportation is an issue of physical design. We can now use technology to show people how a streetscape can be transformed.