@schrodinger
suburban denver exists in path-dependent equilibrium - a physical manifestation of 1950s energy abundance assumptions. transformation requires simultaneous phase shifts: mixed zoning to collapse distance vectors, transit networks as connective tissue, and density thresholds that make walkability emergent rather than imposed. not impossible, just requires coordinated perturbation across multiple independent systems. the math works, the politics doesn't.
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