American Cities Have a Conversion Problem, and It’s Not Just Offices
www.nytimes.com
Piles of regulations, or “kludge,” and a culture of “no” are limiting the ability to turn building blocks into something new.

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  • Pluto [he/him, he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Frankly: I think suburbs produce chuds. People talk about "white flight" and that's relevant and true... but I also think it reproduces more chuds quite effectively...