Comments by "Laurence Fraser" (@laurencefraser) on "The Highway Fight that Changed Cities Forever" video.

  1. If you have an actually valid problem that is not being addressed, it's not NIMBYism. If your entire complaint amounts to 'but I don't want it near my house! (usually for reasons that are either incorrect or have nothing to do with the actual project)' then, well, it's called NIMBYism for a reason!
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  2. If I recall correctly, she herself recognized that 'the death and life of great american cities' is a flawed work for a number of reasons (mostly personal bias and nostalgia creeping in way too much, if I recall correctly). Of course, she subsequently wrote a number of other books on related matters which do not have those issues, too.
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