"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.
-- Bloomberg Businessweek Cities Issue
At least two interesting articles, on state legislature preemption of city action, especially by Red States over Blue Cities (but it's true of Blue States and Red Communities too, although not nearly as much) and nine ways to improve cities.
You might have to use archive.ph to access multiple articles.
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ReplyDeletehttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/05/business/salt-lake-city-real-estate-jobs.html
"An Evolving Salt Lake City Hopes to Be ‘Just Like Austin’"
Not yet. Still thinking about it. Because the park has so many capital needs, I'm becoming ensconced in the local politics... and I have to turn off my skepticism obverse the city being so small population wise.
ReplyDeleteI’ve asked you this before but have you read Cadillac desert ?
ReplyDeleteI haven't. If you're "this insistent" I really should! This month is crazy. October.
ReplyDeleteGreat posst thank you
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