Not anymore, at least. The cities are already built. The more concerned we are about the people who live in the cities we ve already built, the better planners we ll become. This is what the maps really tell us. This is what urban planners do.
Urban planners worry.
I worry now, too. I worry about Montreal, the city I grew up in. Hospitals are closing. Schools are closing. Half the streets that aren t shut down for construction probably should be.