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, August 08, 2010

A conservative Christian take on cities


The website Cyburbia calls our attention to some articles in recent issues of The World, a "conservative" Christian magazine published by the Unification Church (when it was weekly, I believe they included copies with subscriptions to the Washington Times.

- High BIDs | With cities in financial trouble, public-private improvement districts are finding ways to flourish

-Issue: "Cities of God and Man" March 27, 2010
Centers of the Battle

Savannah, Georgia: How an Old World planner created one of the country's most enduring cities > full story

New Orleans, Louisiana: New Orleans is anything but a nonplace > full story

Detroit, Michigan: The Motor City is facing hard times, but there's more to Detroit than decay > full story

Brooklyn, New York: Post-Kelo laws haven't stopped the use of eminent domain by developers > full story

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Port-au-Prince is a city desperately seeking turnaround—and that's before the earthquake > full story

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