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\"what<\/p>\n

We love Christopher Hume. He is a valiant defender of the public realm. Sometimes he gets so excited about his cause that his writing becomes frenetic. Today he has a particularly sloppy rant about risk aversion in public space design in the Toronto Star<\/a>. <\/p>\n

For more thoughtful reading on the subject try this excellent publication: What are we scared of? (pdf link)<\/a>. Via<\/a><\/p>\n

From CABE<\/a> a great resource for research about public space, planning and architecture in the UK. I’m sure Christopher Hume would be proud if Canada had its own CABE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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