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An indigenous nation just built a better city than California Forever

We should build more cities. But they should benefit residents, not just developers.

· 12 March 2026 · 10 min

Part of Let Cities Build Utopia

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As I’ve established in this series so far, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Prospera aren’t the only case studies we should look to in pursuit of the “city of the future.” We should also look to Eigg, Bournville, Letchworth, Vienna, and Singapore.

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