How Important Is Scale?

A more insightful critique of (some) modern development

Take a look at this image:

This is the town of Clinton, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County. I grew up in Flemington, the county seat, and Clinton was the other nearby small town. Clinton is a small but cute and surprisingly vibrant town—more so, at least for now, than Flemington, though I think and hope that is changing. (I wrote about Flemington here.)

Now …