A subtle change began to manifest itself in the late 1980s and early 1990s many people got bored with suburbia and want to live downtown again.
August 10, 2005 (Press Release) --
(New York, NY, August 4, 2005) – A subtle change
began to manifest itself in the late 1980s and early 1990s that has even yet to reach a crescendo; many people got bored with suburbia and want to live downtown again.
Commenting in the Perspectives Column in the
July 15 issue of “Downtown Idea Exchange”
newsletter, Christopher Leinberger, of the
Brookings Institution, notes that people are looking for a “walkable urbanity” which, he describes as many different uses, from housing to restaurants, work to sports venues, museums to universities, all within walkable distance and in a pedestrian-friendly pattern.
Downtowns have the unique opportunity to provide
this “walkable urbanity,” says Leinberger, but what many lack is the will to make the Herculean effort required to revitalize downtown. “If bringing back downtown isn’t the number-one or number-two priority, it’s not going to work.”
The full text of the commentary is available at http://www.downtowndevelopment.com/perspectives.php.
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“Downtown Idea Exchange” is a twice-monthly
newsletter reporting on downtown problems and
solutions in an effort to provide a focus for
revitalizing the central business districts of towns and cities.
Website: http://www.DowntownDevelopment.com
CONTACT:
Adam Reis
(212) 228-0246 x105
Mailto:Areis@downtowndevelopment.com
began to manifest itself in the late 1980s and early 1990s that has even yet to reach a crescendo; many people got bored with suburbia and want to live downtown again.
Commenting in the Perspectives Column in the
July 15 issue of “Downtown Idea Exchange”
newsletter, Christopher Leinberger, of the
Brookings Institution, notes that people are looking for a “walkable urbanity” which, he describes as many different uses, from housing to restaurants, work to sports venues, museums to universities, all within walkable distance and in a pedestrian-friendly pattern.
Downtowns have the unique opportunity to provide
this “walkable urbanity,” says Leinberger, but what many lack is the will to make the Herculean effort required to revitalize downtown. “If bringing back downtown isn’t the number-one or number-two priority, it’s not going to work.”
The full text of the commentary is available at http://www.downtowndevelopment.com/perspectives.php.
###
“Downtown Idea Exchange” is a twice-monthly
newsletter reporting on downtown problems and
solutions in an effort to provide a focus for
revitalizing the central business districts of towns and cities.
Website: http://www.DowntownDevelopment.com
CONTACT:
Adam Reis
(212) 228-0246 x105
Mailto:Areis@downtowndevelopment.com
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