I Devoutly Believe in an Urban Future

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Let me tell you about the first time I visited Manhattan, just a few years ago. Doing a day trip had been on my mind for a while. Since my family was visiting my grandad in the Philly area, my dad and I decided to take that opportunity. Two round-trip Amtrak tickets later, and we got to spend the better part of a day just casually walking around a good chunk of Midtown. Admittedly, it was cold and overcast, and we didn’t go…