> It seems absolutely outer worldly to want to optimize the layout of a city to prevent crime. It’s ironic that we’re having this discussion around Paris, a ci

> It seems absolutely outer worldly to want to optimize the layout of a city to prevent crime. It’s ironic that we’re having this discussion around Paris, a city which was deliberately transformed to make it easier to rule. Although the fear was revolution rather the ordinary crime, under Napoleon III grand boulevards were made to allow troops to maneuver, as well as to break up neighborhoods with too strong a sense of identity. It proved rather effective and was exported all over Europe and the world.