How social infrastructure, such as libraries, community gardens, and public beltways, can create social cohesion.
"While forms of physical infrastructure, such as roads and sanitation systems, are inarguably important, investing in social infrastructure, sometimes in ways that pair with physical infrastructure, brings people together in unique ways that facilitate civic participation, neighborhood attachment, and community engagement. Klinenberg also argues that the growth of social infrastructure can ameliorate the political polarization that exists in modern US society by bringing together people from various backgrounds and experiences into common spaces to discuss and debate ideas in a truly democratic fashion." - Kellie D. Alexander
Book Review: Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life