Architects, planners, and engineers (not to mention more than a few ped/bike/transit advocates!) are wont to think about things - not merely in the abstract, but as mechanisms for eliciting desired behaviors. I call this phenomenon "remote kinesis", akin to handling dangerous substances/organisms in an isolation chamber via manipulator arms. I would have us devote more effort towards conversion of our fellow man via direct engagement. Along these lines I offer a word definition intended to disrupt object-oriented thinking.
Street: a covenant among users of a public thoroughfare that the greatest deference and encouragement shall be shown those who move slowly, those who share, and those who travel with modest amounts of personal tare. Good engineering and infrastructure are necessary but not sufficient for proper functioning. The real foundation of "street" is commitment to human access. Accommodations for the movement and storage of automobiles and other bulky private property rank a distant second in allocation of space, time, and the hearts of the people. Hans Noeldner
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