At Ground Zero Celebrate Life, Not Memorialize Fear

The prescription for future development at Ground Zero should draw on the proven lessons of what has evolved over time in the lower Manhattan neighborhoods that border the site.

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September 26, 2005, 8:00 AM PDT

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

For better or worse itâ€™s planners in New York, faced with reconstructing Ground Zero, who are taking the first crack at an incredibly important task. If any city should know how to build to meet the needs of people, respond to an ever changing and complex economy, and inspire the world about what is possible, New York should. Every urban lesson about how to construct a durable, efficient, and functioning modern civilization is here, in plain view. The prescription for future development at Ground Zero should draw on the proven lessons of what has evolved over time in the lower Manhattan neighborhoods that border the site.

Thanks to Keith Schneider

FULL STORY: At Ground Zero Celebrate Life, Not Memorialize Fear

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