Urban Planning Dreamer Gifts

"Just think of the turnover: a parking lot the size of Tehran!"

"Living in a city with functional infrastructure must be so boring."

'I'm sure that one wasn't there last week.'

The Jeopardy of Progress

Department of No One Could Have Anticipated.

"Welcome to the future"

"Tight......this isn't tight...now a New York City apartment......that's tight."

"Being raised in the city, Fred didn’t quite grasp the true purpose of a game camera."

Hollywood Sign Developers

"We seem to be spending more on defence than on things to defend"

"Of all the buildings I've designed, it's probably the most handsome."

THE PIED PIPER OF GRAMERCY PARK

Pipe Dream.

Ancient Landmarks of New York City

Maybe I should have measured my garden before going shopping....

QUINTUPLE BYPASSES EXPLAINED.

Quality Control

The Henderson's move to a vertical city took some getting used to.

'This country is on the road to ruin.' - 'Well, it'll never get there in this traffic.'

Natural Disasters

Wind-generated power. Wind turbines attached to Battersea Power Station's iconic chimneys

"We finally reached net zero emissions."

"I feel I've outgrown this facility, Mrs. Thompson. Could we see what else is around?"

Unpopular Street Signs: Road Work Behind, Speed Jump Ahead, Good Luck, Slow Distracted Adults.

"As I understand it, after this scaffolding comes down the city will be done."

e-shoes

'The only problem downtown offices have using solar power is finding a long enough extension cord.'

"Why do they call it rush hour when no one goes anywhere?"

"Some day, son, all this will be yours. ... Actually, you know what? You can have it now."

'What's wrong with those Europeans? We have more murders in this city than England, France Germany and Spain combined.'

"We'll destroy it to the ground ... ...and then..."

A corner market is taken over by suburban sprawl.

'Now that everyone's street is online, we're mapping interiors.'

'Looks like Reginald wasn't kidding when he said he's going to start urban farming on the roof...'

"This is a side of Manhattan you don't often see."