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.

Tuesday, June 21, 2005

MY HOUSE.... MY PROPERTY.... MY MONEY – MY CHOICE!!!!

From an anti-preservation property rights flyer in the heart of the District.

untitledVis-a-vis economic forces and the growth machine, I would say that "we hold these truths to be self-evident."

"National Heritage Areas: The War Over Words" from Capitalism Magazine: In Defense of Individual Rights is an article criticizing "national heritage areas" as land grabs. Note: said heritage areas are a way to codify, coordinate, and manage history and cultural resources and don't necessarily involve the creation of new parks and attractions.

This website, http://www.highway-robbery.org/, is about how federal lands are being wrecked by forced construction of roads.

Congressional Research Service Report on Property Rights.

1010076And this sign, despite the language, was actually part of the political strategy against limiting smoking in public places in Lubbock Texas. Maybe I should send this photo to Carol Schwartz.

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