A Big Step for Little Eastport
by James Fallows
This past week Eastport got a much-needed dose of very good news — the announcement of an $18-million undertaking to renovate the most imposing structure in the city’s downtown. (Read it here.)
Category Archives: Downtowns
Old City, Old Buildings, New Life
Old City, Old Buildings, New Life
by Deborah Fallows
An art museum with a long history reinvents itself with passion and an entrepreneurial spirit. (Read it here.)
The Battle for Downtown, From Canada to the Carolinas
The Battle for Downtown, From Canada to the Carolinas
by James Fallows
“It is strange, but true.” What one reader says about Raleigh, North Carolina, applies many other places as well. (Read it here.)
An Incredible Time-Capsule View of One Downtown’s Development
An Incredible Time-Capsule View of One Downtown’s Development
by James Fallows
Can tearing up a noted artistic zone be a path to civic success? City leaders say yes, while some of their citizens say no. (Read it here.)
Cars, Pedestrians, and the Struggle for the Future of Downtowns
Cars, Pedestrians, and the Struggle for the Future of Downtowns
by James Fallows
Plus: how much is any discussion of “downtown” a coded talk about race? (Read it here.)
Fresno to South Bend to Louisville: The Elusive Elements of Civic Success
Fresno to South Bend to Louisville: The Elusive Elements of Civic Success
by James Fallows
More cities, more assessments of what works, and why Read it here.
Can Cars Save Downtown?
Can Cars Save Downtown?
by James Fallows
Fresno, California prepares to rip up its landmark pedestrian mall and replace it with a street. (Read it here.)
Asheville Just ‘Happened’ to Develop a Nice Downtown—or Did It?
Asheville Just ‘Happened’ to Develop a Nice Downtown—or Did It?
by James Fallows
In the immortal words from Liberty Valance, “when the legend becomes fact, print the legend.” Herewith the legend and reality of Asheville. (Read it here.)
Equal Time for Tampa, and More on Asheville Too
Equal Time for Tampa, and More on Asheville Too
by James Fallows
Catching up with changes in major cities, and in the Atlantic’s own web site (Read it here.)
More on Nice Downtowns: Do They Just Happen? Or Are They Made?
More on Nice Downtowns: Do They Just Happen? Or Are They Made?
by James Fallows
Tampa has kept trying to revive its downtown, and has kept failing. Asheville has been wildly successful—but was it even trying at all? (Read it here.)
American Futures 