I have noticed that the main failing of planned cities seems to be the megalomania and misguided sense of organization trying to decide how it will be used spec

I have noticed that the main failing of planned cities seems to be the megalomania and misguided sense of organization trying to decide how it will be used specifically - often out of some misguided ideal of efficiency instead of leaving it to the people to decide. It brings to mind having a single restuarant outside every cul de sac and expecting residents to go only for the nearest restaurant. Sanity calls for embracing the non-deteminism. Wall Street wasn't intended as a world financial center but that is what it wound up as. I suspect a "modular garden" approach works best as a balance of setting up infastructure and zoning for purposes to be filled on demand. Japan at least has apparently had luck with building train/subway line loops, selling land to developers and renting out retail spaces in and near stations.