#RFB-11000995Reading: Fill in the BlanksAcademic,CoreHard

City Design

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The way we design our cities needs a serious rethink. After thousands of years of progress in urban development, we [blank] some 60 years ago. Cities are not safer, healthier, more efficient, or more [blank] . They are getting worse on these measures. The statistics on chronic disease, rising road tolls and congestion in our urban environments paint a [blank] future. The clues to why lie in how we think about and design our cities.

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The way we design our cities needs a serious rethink. After thousands of years of progress in urban development, we plateaued some 60 years ago. Cities are not safer, healthier, more efficient, or more equitable . They are getting worse on these measures. The statistics on chronic disease, rising road tolls and congestion in our urban environments paint a bleak future. The clues to why lie in how we think about and design our cities.
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