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Scientifictionist, v. 1, issue 4, April 1946
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also a Continental grid which will function in case of a great catastrophe, a war, or any other major emergency. One more important factor which must be included in drawing up plans for cities of the future is that allowance must be made for any probable expansion in the population. One of the typical paradoxes of the Price System is the optimistic expectation of every small-town official that his town will grow into a big city -- an expectation which is invariably accompanied by a total lack of any preparation to meet the expected expansion. Thus, when a small town does happen to develope into a city it 'just grows' into the inefficient hodge-podge which all of the Continent's major cities are today. Technocracy's designers will have to eliminate this haphazard development by making allowances for any expected growth so that it can be accomplished with a minimum of readjustment. They will probably use much the same technique as that followed by modern plant engineers in drawing up plans for industrial plants which are expected to expand. (Allowing for additional units that can be added.) If all of these requirements are met by the 'city planners' of tomorrow -- if adequate housing and recreational facilities are provided; if the distribution system, the utilities, the transportation and communication systems are adequate and efficient; if there are adequate trunk connections with the outside world; and if allowance is made for possible expansion -- North America will be the first area on earth ever to possess real 'planned cities' -- urbanates. For the first time in history, people will be able to enjoy the benefits of living in large groups without being subject to the horrors of noise, dirt, unpleasant odors, traffic jams, architectural bad taste and inefficient engineering. The cities of tomorrow will, in the true sense of the phrase, be 'machines for living.' [THE URBANITE -- TOMORROW'S CITY is reprinted from the Technocrat magazine, V. 14, No. 4,June 1939, by kind permission of Continental HQ, Technocracy Inc.]
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also a Continental grid which will function in case of a great catastrophe, a war, or any other major emergency. One more important factor which must be included in drawing up plans for cities of the future is that allowance must be made for any probable expansion in the population. One of the typical paradoxes of the Price System is the optimistic expectation of every small-town official that his town will grow into a big city -- an expectation which is invariably accompanied by a total lack of any preparation to meet the expected expansion. Thus, when a small town does happen to develope into a city it 'just grows' into the inefficient hodge-podge which all of the Continent's major cities are today. Technocracy's designers will have to eliminate this haphazard development by making allowances for any expected growth so that it can be accomplished with a minimum of readjustment. They will probably use much the same technique as that followed by modern plant engineers in drawing up plans for industrial plants which are expected to expand. (Allowing for additional units that can be added.) If all of these requirements are met by the 'city planners' of tomorrow -- if adequate housing and recreational facilities are provided; if the distribution system, the utilities, the transportation and communication systems are adequate and efficient; if there are adequate trunk connections with the outside world; and if allowance is made for possible expansion -- North America will be the first area on earth ever to possess real 'planned cities' -- urbanates. For the first time in history, people will be able to enjoy the benefits of living in large groups without being subject to the horrors of noise, dirt, unpleasant odors, traffic jams, architectural bad taste and inefficient engineering. The cities of tomorrow will, in the true sense of the phrase, be 'machines for living.' [THE URBANITE -- TOMORROW'S CITY is reprinted from the Technocrat magazine, V. 14, No. 4,June 1939, by kind permission of Continental HQ, Technocracy Inc.]
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