Quote Originally Posted by Mackinaw View Post
Also completely correct, but isn't a central city environment the ideal place to start breaking that down? I'd say yes. And isn't it possible that the divides are much more subtle that people think, such that someone making 150k/year could share a wall with someone making 50k/year but neither would feel out of place? It's not like you go around surveying your neighbors about their income.
Behavior such as choice of where you live is not something to 'break down'. People can choose any day of the week to live in one place or another. The idea that central planners should what communities should look like is a mistake.

Build your own great community as you want it to be, and if you do more people will choose to live in your community. Let go of the idea that the ideas and behaviors of others are something to be 'fixed'.

You might want to read this about attempts at creating walkable communities:
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/...sprawl/385741/