Developers See Region's Future In America's Past

Developers look to New Urbanism to revive tired downtowns.

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October 5, 2004, 6:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"More than a half-billion dollars' worth of projects are sprouting in the suburbs, and they have a lot in common: friendly Main Streets and dense mixes of retail and residential, accented with green spaces and town centers - all meant to resemble a time when Americans moved more by foot than by car."

Thanks to J. Scott Muscatello

FULL STORY: Marketing of Main Street

Sunday, October 3, 2004 in The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Community / Economic Development Ohio

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