Civic Patriotism Powers Chicago's Millennium Park

The newly opened park, a ground-breaking achievement, is a model for all other cities in terms of both design and operations.

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November 1, 2005, 8:00 AM PST

By Brenda Meyer

"This city's new Millennium Park is the best urban public park I've ever seen, anywhere, and that includes some famed ones in places like Rotterdam and Paris...Best of all, Millennium Park is a true commons. People of every age and ethnicity un-self-consciously merge and mix...The more you talk to Chicagoans, the more you're impressed with what can only be called civic patriotism...Chicago and its mayor have mastered the art of marrying private wealth and public power. It's an act we can learn from."

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Tuesday, November 1, 2005 in The Boston Globe

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