An ancient Uighur city in western China is being destroyed because of earthquake danger concerns. It's fascinating how the government is using the opportunity to restructure how society works. They're taking people out of places with narrow streets big enough only for pedestrians and bicycles, and putting them into big apartment complexes. I think it's sad that the history will be lost, and also that the social dynamic will change so much for those people.

One vision I really admire, is that of the author of a series of books advocating car-free cities. I believe in small communities, where people know their neighbors, and where they aren't insulated from others in the same way folks in most Western cities are.