Cities used to pulse with connection. The park bench, the public square, the library reading room, these weren’t just places. They were invitations. Invitations to sit, to meet, to be. But today? We’ve designed those invitations out of existence. In their place: parking lots, paywalls, privatized corners of what used to belong to everyone. We have confused movement with meaning, infrastructure with inclusion. Our public spaces now serve commerce more than community. Let’s be honest about what’s happening: public space has become collateral damage in the pursuit of profit. READ MORE