The Future For Cities: Infrastructure Efficiency

William Fulton argues that Los Angeles' Alameda Corridor is an example of the most important kind of development cities can accomplish.

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June 24, 2002, 5:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"Like most American cities today, Los Angeles is no longer a freewheeling place with plenty of room to grow. Like the trains along the Alameda Corridor, it is boxed in. In Los Angeles as in Boston, New York, Chicago and elsewhere the future of economic development lies not in building brand-new things. Rather, it lies in filling in the gaps and making existing systems more efficient by providing the missing pieces. As the Alameda Corridor proves, the missing piece doesnt have to be grandiose or beautiful to do the job. It just has to work."

Thanks to Chris Steins

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