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Tag Archives: Downtowns

May 15, 2015

The Battle for Downtown, From Canada to the Carolinas

Civic Life, Downtowns, Fresno CA • Tags: Downtowns

The Battle for Downtown, From Canada to the Carolinas

lead_960by James Fallows
“It is strange, but true.” What one reader says about Raleigh, North Carolina, applies many other places as well.  (Read it here.)

May 13, 2015

An Incredible Time-Capsule View of One Downtown’s Development

Downtowns, Fresno CA • Tags: Downtowns, Fresno CA

An Incredible Time-Capsule View of One Downtown’s Developmentlead_960-5
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.)

May 8, 2015

Cars, Pedestrians, and the Struggle for the Future of Downtowns

Downtowns, Fresno CA, From the Readers • Tags: Downtowns, Fresno CA, Redevelopment

Cars, Pedestrians, and the Struggle for the Future of Downtownslead_960-1
by James Fallows
Plus: how much is any discussion of “downtown” a coded talk about race?  (Read it here.)

May 4, 2015

Can Cars Save Downtown?

Allentown PA, Downtowns, Fresno CA • Tags: Downtowns, revitalization

Can Cars Save Downtown?lead_960-2
by James Fallows
Fresno, California prepares to rip up its landmark pedestrian mall and replace it with a street.  (Read it here.)

April 24, 2015

Asheville Just ‘Happened’ to Develop a Nice Downtown—or Did It?

Downtowns, From the Readers • Tags: Asheville NC, Downtowns

Asheville Just ‘Happened’ to Develop a Nice Downtown—or Did It?lead_960-3
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.)

April 22, 2015

Equal Time for Tampa, and More on Asheville Too

Downtowns, From the Readers • Tags: Asheville NC, Downtowns, Tampa FL

Equal Time for Tampa, and More on Asheville Toolead_large-2
by James Fallows
Catching up with changes in major cities, and in the Atlantic’s own web site  (Read it here.)

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