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[–] [deleted] 2 points 10 points (+12|-2) ago 

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[–] Mtat 0 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago 

Urban planning is not something you learn by playing Sim City or Cities Skyline. It requires an higher education.

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[–] Gargilius 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago 

Sim City

I wish fluency in Sim City was a requirement to anyone running for city council or any position which would involve making decision about urban planning. It would be a huge improvement over the current situation.

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[–] senpaithatignoresyou 1 point 5 points (+6|-1) ago  (edited ago)

Urban planning is not something you learn by playing Sim City or Cities Skyline. It requires an higher education.

Says who? The same people that pushed the "knowledge based economy"? how did that work out?

The ivy league and the university system pushed "everyone needs higher education!!" because they made fuck loads of money off of it. Never mind that until recently, only 1% of the population ever went to college. the reason why we have such a low graduation rate, is because only a handful of people should go to school.

Frankly, Washington should not be planning and designing cities. That IS the job of the cities. What resources do they have? what do they need? who wants to work with them? These are city questions, not federal ones.

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[–] Shekelstein6M ago 

Have you played Cities Skylines with mods? That shit is whack.

There's no "pavement ape" mod though.

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[–] Broc_Lia ago 

I'm not saying he should only promote bureaucrats and professional polticians, I'm saying he should promote someone with at least some knowledge of the job. Carson might be a decent pick for health (because it's actually his field) but for urban planning I'd be thinking civil engineers, economists, developers etc.