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Demolition a Wrong Answer For Imperiled Neighborhoods
Now that the old Transcript has expired and the Spfld Repub is imploding with its increasingly shrill right wing voice and cadre of tired national columnists who rail on about issues of non importance for the secondary cities in the country.
The question needs to be asked, where can you find columnists who get it. Columnists who engender civic discussions on issues that are critical to the rebuilding of the smaller cities.
Citiwire.net has a stable of great writers bringing out the issues that are never discussed by the babbling nonsensical group seen in the Repub.
Demolition a Wrong Answer For Imperiled Neighborhoods by Roberta Brandes Gratz / Jun 18 2009
For Release Thursday, June 18, 2009 -- Citiwire.net
Flint, Youngstown, Philadelphia, Buffalo and Detroit are typical of the post-industrial cities in which troubled neighborhoods are experiencing abandonment and foreclosure and public officials are talking of using public funds to demolish whole blocks if not whole neighborhoods.
But is the bulldozer the best solution? One is hard pressed to find a city or even a neighborhood that was ever regenerated through demolition of vacant buildings. Didn’t we learn of the hollow results from the discredited post-World War II urban renewal policies that destroyed — and for decades left bereft — vast tracks of troubled residential structures? READ ON.
The question needs to be asked, where can you find columnists who get it. Columnists who engender civic discussions on issues that are critical to the rebuilding of the smaller cities.
Citiwire.net has a stable of great writers bringing out the issues that are never discussed by the babbling nonsensical group seen in the Repub.
Demolition a Wrong Answer For Imperiled Neighborhoods by Roberta Brandes Gratz / Jun 18 2009
For Release Thursday, June 18, 2009 -- Citiwire.net
Flint, Youngstown, Philadelphia, Buffalo and Detroit are typical of the post-industrial cities in which troubled neighborhoods are experiencing abandonment and foreclosure and public officials are talking of using public funds to demolish whole blocks if not whole neighborhoods.
But is the bulldozer the best solution? One is hard pressed to find a city or even a neighborhood that was ever regenerated through demolition of vacant buildings. Didn’t we learn of the hollow results from the discredited post-World War II urban renewal policies that destroyed — and for decades left bereft — vast tracks of troubled residential structures? READ ON.
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Permalink Reply by Stan Geddes on -
Hi Craig
This is a great post. Can i make a few suggestions.
Post it as a blog here on the Ning site. The forums here do not get much traffic - yet. The blog gets seen on the main page and is more likely to get folks involved in a conversation.
If you havent already please blast the powers that be at the City with this. If you havent or prefer not to I would be happy to.
Hope to meet you soon
Stan
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Permalink Reply by Laurel O'Donnell on -
Nice article. Having lived in Brooklyn, NY for a number of years, I can state the neighborhoods that have had historic buildings demolished and replaced by cheap new builds (often completely out of context with the neighborhood) are those that continue to flounder. It would far better serve a neighborhood to look at creating designated historic districts and promoting residency through successful models such as the Paducah Artist Relocation Program in addition to those mentioned in the article. Reurbanization is the trend, people should act on this.
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Permalink Reply by aaron vega on -
Great post Craig. Will you be at the PWAP tomorrow at the bungalow.
thanks for the information and the support to Holyoke/
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Permalink Reply by Craig Della Penna on -
No Aaron, I won't be there. One of the things I do is run a B&B and we have guests arriving tomorrow late afternoon. Sorry!
cdp
aaron vega said:Great post Craig. Will you be at the PWAP tomorrow at the bungalow.
thanks for the information and the support to Holyoke/
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