The Generational Difference in Optimism: A Video Look
by James Fallows
A note on a new Atlantic video about economic and social dislocation in three cities featured in the American Futures series: Fresno, Dodge City, and Erie. (Read about it — and see the video — here.)
And Now for Something Saner and More Positive: Fresno, Erie
by James Fallows
New notes on Fresno and Erie (Read it here.)
From Fresno to Duluth to Allentown, with Montana in Between: Civic Updates
by James Fallows
In this post, Fallows offers updates on developments in cities reported on previously. (Read it here.)
“Wondering Why We Like Fresno?”
by James Fallows
Some people are smug about the coolness of New York or San Francisco. Those places are nice, Jim Fallows agrees. But he much prefers “the kick-ass spirit” of Fresno, captured in this new video from Bitwise, “a tech incubator, training school, entrepreneur center, and overall social force in one of California’s least-fashionable cities.” (See the video here; read the brief post here.)
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
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
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
by James Fallows
More cities, more assessments of what works, and why Read it here.
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.)
Nice Downtowns: How Did They Get That Way?
by James Fallows
“Visitors think, ‘That’s just how Seattle is.’ But it wasn’t.” Lessons via places ranging from Fresno to Shanghai. (Read it here.)
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