CL wrote:

> Canals became the place of choice to scrape off the wreckage in
> 1923, 1945, and 1962 (for za Orimpikkusu).  Then, instead of
> using the canal rights of way for a decent kosoku system, they
> built ugly flyovers because they produced more profit for road
> construction companies.

Well, it's never too late:

http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/12/08/seouls-new-heart/

John
http://rarebooksinjapan.org