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On TikTok, Teens Stuck in the Suburbs Get the Urbanist Pitch

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  • Jun 15, 2022
  • #Architecture #Urbanplanning
Sarah Holder
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I swear, bro, just let me build one more lane,” a voice pleads. “I swear we’re gonna fix traffic!” Bleak bumper-to-bumper gridlock fills the screen. As the voice repeats “I swear, I... Show More

I swear, bro, just let me build one more lane,” a voice pleads. “I swear we’re gonna fix traffic!” Bleak bumper-to-bumper gridlock fills the screen. As the voice repeats “I swear, I swear,” more traffic fills the screen to the beat. “Just make it bigger!” Highways cleave across more anonymous cities. Red dirt is bulldozed to pour more concrete.

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Noah Smith @NoahSmith · Jul 16, 2022
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This is great. I'm sure there's lots of goofy stuff on urbanist TikTok, but I know there's some really excellent stuff there, like @jake_gotta. And I'm just glad young people are questioning the way our cities are built!
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