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.)
Category Archives: From the Readers
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.
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 