Alain de Botton, neo-pop-philosopher extraordinaire, recently used Brisbane CBD as an example of how urban planning seems to have got away from us. Naturally the ad hominem trolls mobilised immediately, and of course, by their inherent nature, they ignored what the bloke is actually saying. I'm not sure if he really presents any solid answers, but like a good philosopher he certainly poses questions worth asking.

Check out the article here (note the ugly parody of the UK Mail on-line, the world's most popular news website...yes, it's true!) Philosophers Mail

Also video of stinging rebuke of hapless Courier Mail journo here