For the record…

Ryan — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:56:04 +0000

… Rutley Ventures Ltd. endorses Barack Obama for President.

So far, no calls from CNN about it…

Dissolving the grid, volume 1

Ryan — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:19:35 +0000

One of the most consistently vexing patterns (to me), both social and structural, is the grid. Specifically, the city planning grid that’s been stamped onto our landscape to lay our roads and lots. The story of where the grid comes from, why it’s bad, and why it’s good outgrow it has been told already, and told better than I can.
What I’m doing here is explaining how we can dissolve the grid over time, lot by lot, block by block. Or maybe more accurately, I’ve giving a description of how it would play out, rather than a how-to. Keep in mind that I have no knowledge of or concern about legalities and technicalities, and that the solutions to those puzzles would present themselves when appropriate.

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