Don't Destroy Neighborhoods To Educate Them

Well intentioned but off-target planning regulations are neglecting to create the community-centered schools the public is demanding.

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January 16, 2002, 7:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

Many modern schools have the intimacy and architectural distinction of a Wal-Mart. They are plain, nondescript boxes surrounded by huge parking lots. Their remote locations, large size and asphalt moats prevent them from being the community-centered schools that so many educators recommend today. Children can't walk to school. Neither can parents or citizens who do volunteer work in our schools. This is no accident. Misguided policies and practices make it happen.

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