Monthly Archives: June 2005

LOOKING AT ATLANTA FROM LOS ANGELES

“We’ve tried to be known, ” said Georgia Tech professor Mike Dobbins, “as the city too busy to hate. Maybe we still shun hate, but with the level of congestion we now face, we sure do have a lot of time on our hands.” At the curb, a Hummer limo waited for someone. It’s L.A. [...]

FREE-RANGE CHILDREN — BACK TO THE FUTURE?

Richard Louv is off on book tours to promote his Last Child in the Woods, the eloquent case for freeing children from electronic gadgets and overprotective mommies and daddies and letting them experience the natural wonders of their world first-hand. But already it’s been recognized by Dan Burden, founder and director of Walkable Communities. Commenting [...]