Which Urbanist Are You?

Urbanists study cities and make theories and create action for cities. Which Urbanist are you most like? I've chosen five well-known Urbanists and created a few questions to determine who you are most like.

Do you think you are more like Jane Jacobs or Robert Moses? Do you strike fear like Mike Davis or build roads like Corbu? Take the test. I don not know why I made this, I was kind of bored..

1. What is your age?
Under 18 Years Old
18 to 24 Years Old
25 to 30 Years Old
31 to 40 Years Old
41 to 50 Years Old
51 to 60 Years Old
Over 60 Years Old
2. What is your gender?
Male
Female
3. You are sitting in a cafe in Manhattan looking out the window and thinking:
"There are people dancing in the street"
"There really aren't enough cars out there"
"Hey, at least it's better than L.A"
"There are too many people out there. The streets should be clear"
"I'd rather be bowling"
4. You think the impoverished individuals of a city should:
be located away from the wealthier parts of the city in housing projects.
be dispersed amongst the middle income and wealthier individuals to create mixed income areas
come together to better their neighborhoods and increase their quality of life.
not be part of the planning process
not exist, as we should be a socialist, wealth-sharing society.
5. Sidewalks:
provide a space between the street and the buildings and serve no other real purpose.
have a number of uses, including safety and human contact.
can serve as a catalyst for social revelotution.
should be a secondary concern after roads
can help build social capital by creating human investment.
6. Progess:
should begin with people.
should be made for the people by a select group of elite decision makers.
must be made within the system to change the social injustices in the infrastructure
comes in the form of more roads.
is made only when a community comes together for the greater good.
7. What is your favorite sport?
Dancing, especially ballet
Bowling, but doing it alone is no fun
NASCAR
Dodgeball, but only if they use a red ball
Formula 1 racing (the european way is better)
8. What is your favorite thing about the city?
Pedestrians
Freeways
People coming together
Cars
Many redeeming qualities for most cities, except L.A.
9. Which of these do you believe do the most damage to the city?
Pedestrians
New Urbanists
Planners
Robert Moses
Individuals
10. What do you think of Lewis Mumford?
Crazy Old Man
Mentoring, though critical
Inspirational, though outdated
Love the guy!
Mumford? No clue, just let me build my roads.
11. Communists:
Can destroy cities
Aren't that bad
Are right!
Have some good points, though are misguided
if they'll approve public road projects, I'm happy
12. Neo-Liberals:
Are cancerous.
Are beginning to outnumber us. Let's just take them bowling
Have it all wrong.
Neo-Liberal? Private funding for road projects works too.
Are right about social issues.

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