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- I meant something different with that.
- Instead of controlling every aspect of the public realm, a place can be so much more if that tight grip is loosened.
I'm suggesting that in order to influence the space around us in any way, we have to feel a sense of ownership for it and belonging to it -- otherwise it is left to the urban planners, whether New Urbanismists or old.
I wonder if people in the Netherlands feel more ownership of public spaces country-wide given the size of the country than people in North America.