What Makes A 21st Century City?

Keys to success include services, and lifestyle. Columbus is blazing a trail. What are the other cities?

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May 1, 2001, 9:15 AM PDT

Columbus, Boston, New York and Chicago are growing and thriving. Philadelphia and Baltimore are just growing and not doing much else. Immigration is necessary to the renewal of cities. And the young professionals are reclaiming the cities and abandoning the suburbs.

Thanks to Gwenn Hilburn

FULL STORY: Columbus Blazes a Trail for '21st Century Cities'

Tuesday, May 1, 2001 in The Los Angeles Times

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