Stefan Savage, speaking in a segment on March 13’s On The Media, asked:
The question I like to ask people is, what are you going to do to the highway system to reduce crime. And when you put it that way, it sounds absolutely ridiculous, because while criminals do use the highway, no rational person is [...]
Posted March 31, 2009 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Politics & Controversy, Technology. Tags: crime, highways, internet, metaphor, security, social problems, technical problems, trust. Be the first one.
Think now of the US interstate highway system. Like the internet that followed, the highway system was the subject of much hype and conjecture. Most notably, Norman Bel Geddes’ -designed General Motors Futurama exhibit at the 1939 New York Word’s Fair. In it we saw magical highways connecting our cities, and whisking motorists from New [...]
Posted January 13, 2006 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Politics & Controversy, Technology. Tags: change, cultural values, culture, divided highways, highway, highways, interstate, interstate highways, mobility, social change, social effects, understanding change. Be the first one.
