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.

Sunday, January 21, 2007

Addressing the blank wall problem

1. Urban design is the best way to address blank walls in commercial districts. The short answer is to disallow them.

2. But dealing with extant problems, maybe Eric Grohe is the solution.
Shopping Center blank wall, Niagara, NY, mural by Eric Grohe
Shopping Center blank wall, Niagara, NY.

After, Shopping Center, Niagara, NY, mural by Eric Grohe
After, Mural by Eric Grohe.

Detail, Shopping Center, Niagara, NY, mural by Eric Grohe
Detail, Mural by Eric Grohe.

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