Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space

"A community’s physical form, rather than its land uses, is its most intrinsic and enduring characteristic." [Katz, EPA] This blog focuses on place and placemaking and all that makes it work--historic preservation, urban design, transportation, asset-based community development, arts & cultural development, commercial district revitalization, tourism & destination development, and quality of life advocacy--along with doses of civic engagement and good governance watchdogging.

Wednesday, February 23, 2005

Foreign Tourists increasingly shy away from U.S.

Is a report from Brad Foss and the Associated Press. This article has run in many places including here.

Some articles include these links: www.seeamerica.org; www.disney.com; www.tia.org; www.ita.doc.gov as well as some nice graphics. North America has experienced a 10% drop in foreign tourism since 2000--that's five million people.

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