Strolling Through Blank City: A Planner's Urban Wandering Notes

　　To explore the memories, stories, and imaginings of small places in the city—you need an observant eye, curiosity about people, and a willingness to walk. —Jane Jacobs

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　　— Even the most ordinary small places, when observed closely, possess their own sense of place.
　　Beyond skyscrapers, beyond planning blueprints,
　　How does a planner's view of the city differ?
　　What clues and imaginings does it offer for the ideal habitat of the future?

　　— Starting from urban exploration experiences, expanding the imaginative boundaries of urban planning.
　　From markets, streets to residential areas, from suburban hills, shade to riverbanks and lakes,
　　What do the ideal European and American city-states look like?
　　Should cities embrace diverse values?
　　How can the gains and losses of local experience be focused?
　　The meandering perspectives of classic cities at home and abroad, stimulating and intersecting with urban planning theories during walks.

　　— Regarding urban issues, we often debate too much and walk too little.
　　"White space" refers to undefined, potentially overlooked, or already vanished places.
　_When mainstream logic causes spaces to become increasingly homogeneous,
　_These blank spaces represent diverse values that allow us to pause and reflect.
　_They also contain the seeds of creation and change.
　_Let us imagine the city.