Protest banners on California freeways

Protest banners on California freeways

Several years ago, I read an interesting article about a place where urban planning had favored the periphery over the center; this concept gave rise to modern network cities, a system of nodes where each becomes a center. The idea immediately struck me as much more democratic and horizontal than the classic vision of a single hub where everything converges. I remember being excited by the topic, but I never imagined I’d live in a place like thi…