Strong Towns is trying to educate people about what real urbanism is all about. It doesn't serve their mission to write an article saying "Well, half a loaf is better than none." They are trying to tell America what a great and nutritious whole loaf looks, feels and smells like.
This naturally involves criticism of the many half-assed attempts to do something about the situation.
That's not them being negative meanie faces. That's them trying to set a high bar informationally so that those who would like to see real remedies have some hope of accomplishing something better than half assing it.
This naturally involves criticism of the many half-assed attempts to do something about the situation.
That's not them being negative meanie faces. That's them trying to set a high bar informationally so that those who would like to see real remedies have some hope of accomplishing something better than half assing it.