New human settlements beyond exclusive reliance on the automobile
and beyond suburban captivity
Ocean liners and malls and stadiums
have these things in common for the most part
They have no cars within them
They can hold a large number of people
They are intensely social
but where they do have living space
they are quite private
They have generally around four levels
they are generally privately owned and run
Why would not future human settlements
take a leaf from these realities
and combine commerce living education
culture and recreation including sports
The fact is that if amenities are easily available
one has less need for a house with ten rooms
with masses of paraphernalia
It takes little effort to see that the sprawl culture we have
is fine for a Koch capitalism
that depends on growth and is largely inimical
both to economical living
and the community one can gain
by a a greater integration of population and amenities
