Urban Planning Geek Gifts

"We hadn't planned for this sort of traffic."

"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."

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

THE PIED PIPER OF GRAMERCY PARK

Pipe Dream.

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

Ancient Landmarks of New York City

QUINTUPLE BYPASSES EXPLAINED.

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

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

Quality Control

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

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?"

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

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

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

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

"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.

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

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

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

"Our detractors call it suburban sprawl, but I prefer thinking of our plan as 'sustainable over-development!'"