Excuse my obsession. See Time article here. Lots of mention of New York City.
1) Get rid of cars, except for art cars, the closest thing to public transit, and all travel 5 miles per hour.
2) Encourage self-reliance, including having everyone deal with their own trash.
3) Rethink commerce, build things together. It's a large scale community and there's nothing between you and the person you buy things from. This is the way what life is like when you remove that element.
4) Don't be afraid to use shame to foster virtue. You're only going to be virtuous only part of the time, and the rest of time it's regulated by those around you.
5) When the going is tough, bring in the artists. An overarching theme about the world guides the art every year. Next year the theme is metropolis, we need to explore urban issues more fully.
Bonus lesson: No matter how tough it gets, for the sake of civic morale, never cancel the fireworks.
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