A Naked Land Grab In Chicago

In democratic city design, the process is as important at the product. But Chicago doesn't work that way.

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April 3, 2003, 6:00 AM PST

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

"Land grabs don't get any more naked than this one...When it comes to designing cities, the process and the product are inseparable.A good process doesn't guarantee a good product, but it helps, as the dramatic transformation of proposals for ground zero plainly shows.... Chicago doesn't work that way.It winks. It nods. It holds public hearings that are play-acting exercises in democratic city design, not the real thing."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Land grabs don't get any more naked than this

Wednesday, April 2, 2003 in The Chicago Tribune

Government / Politics United States

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