Aesthetics

So much of urban planning concerns itself seemingly with practical concerns, like that of traffic management. Yet, aesthetic concerns are minimised in this view. They may be regarded as lower, or more subjective. Yet, traffic concerns stem from an aesthetic consideration too: for instance, congestion is seen as unaesthetic, detrimental to the human spirit, and the waste of time and resource appalling. For this reason, we desire more functional transportation.

Next: aesthetics are always sensed. Thus, beauty is in the eye of the beholder stays true. We ought not sacrifice beauty beheld by the city dweller for beauty beheld by the planner.