"I don’t know that anyone besides Grabar is even thinking about this" A great many people are. Urbanist Xitter (Mastodon, Threads, whatever) is very much alive

"I don’t know that anyone besides Grabar is even thinking about this" A great many people are. Urbanist Xitter (Mastodon, Threads, whatever) is very much alive and well. The closest thing to a consensus about what to do with the reclaimed space is some trees, but primarily medium-density affordable housing, ideally with retail on the bottom. Sometimes the space can be used to make room for transit, too. By making these places denser and more livable, it prevents even more trees, meadows, etc. from being cleared for more exurbs. I'd start with Suburban Nation, move on to StrongTowns and MissingMiddle, then take it from there.