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The real drama began in 1989, when the Italian government closed the tower amidst fears that its failure was imminent. The prognosis was grim: many experts were predicting that it would fall within 20 to 25 years. » click to continue
Social activism can take many forms. In Lawrence, Kansas--where shopping-mall resistance goes back to the early 1980s and free-state pride to the early 1860s--the latest dart launched against the growing presence of chain stores is funny money. » click to continue
With more than 50 projects in progress or on the boards, Las Vegas appears to be on the way to revitalizing its decrepit downtown. It's not all Mayor Oscar B. Goodman's doing, but he has found himself ringmaster in a circus of cranes. Elected in 1999, Goodman has made downtown redevelopment the cornerstone of his administration. » click to continue
City trees have difficult lives. Even bicyclists, their fellow symbol of New Urbanist optimism, do them wrong. New York's citywide scarcity of bike racks has driven cyclists to secure their vehicles to tree trunks, an encounter that often ends in the tree's abrasion and subsequent death. » click to continue
About a decade ago, urban critics started sounding the alarms about the civic dangers of privatizing public space. Today similar bells are being rung, not by urban critics but by urban geeks--computer professionals who are becoming increasingly concerned that the Internet, once the province of academia and government, is fast becoming the cyberspace equivalent of corporate skywalks and gated communities. » click to continue |
