Thank you, Ryan North of Dinosaur Comics, for this righteous and oddly poignant look at the dangers -- and drudgery -- caused by auto-centric urban design. Bravo, sir. You should get an honorary urban planning degree for this.
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Friday Afternoon Cartoon: T-Rex Nails It on Auto-Centric Urban Design
By Tanya Snyder
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