Category: Places that Suck
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Peak Oil and Places that Suck
Places that suck need massive inputs of concentrated energy to function. Right now, that concentrated form of energy tends to be oil. Oil feeds our deathmobiles which are the only means of access to places that suck. But the ride is getting rougher in those paved paradises, with higher prices here & yet higher prices…
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Sanitary Sprawl
Madison continues its subsidization of outer-ring aldermanic districts; this time via extravagant sewerage projects.
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Growth Machine’s Filthy Water Imperils Mayor Pave’s Growth Machine
The contamination at this proposed well site on Madison’s far southeast side has been known for a long, long time. Staff is portrayed as astute, even heroic, in “their” (latter day) decision to nix the well at this contaminated site. Nothing could be further from the truth. It was the brave stand made by a…
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Trashing the Earth. Black Earth Creek, That Is
Yet another developer to trash western Dane County’s scenic beauty and pristine waters. Group valiantly opposes, and asks your help in writing to county reps.
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Mayor Pave’s Paving Problem
Oceanic Parking Mandated by Madison’s 1966 Zoning Code: Will It Change? Don’t bet on it!
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Madison Follows Detroit’s Lead: Plenty of Cash for Highways, Goose Eggs for Neighborhoods
Madison, Wisconsin follows Michigan’s lead in abandoning older neighborhoods in favor of paving the countryside for highways & cul-de-sacs.
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Grosse Pointe Blues
Rich people hit the skids in Detroit City.
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The City Built by the Automobile, Destroyed by the Automobile
Check out this promotional film made for the City of Detroit, an unsuccessful bidder for the Olympic Games. With views of city highways, automobile manufacturing, a diverse population, and social activities, all shot prior to the city’s economic decline. A world city, the USOC’s choice to showcase all that was great about America! But even…