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How can we fix North American cities?

The Big Story

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The Problems of London, Ontario

London was originally a compact, a walkable city. After world war it sprawled out into the suburbs with impa structure that was completely cardependent. The city buldos most of its downtown. Most of the original buildings and walkable shops and everything else are gone. And and the downtown hollowed out. Lots of traffic, actually, an insane amount of traffic for a city of its size. You can't get around in any other way but but with a car.

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