Lessons From An Urban Visionary

24 May 2002 - 8:00am

The Christian Science Monitor profiles urban visionary and former Indianapolis mayor, William Hudnut.

'You've got to learn to be what you are [as a city]; I think that's the fundamental lesson,' he says... While many suburbanites may have evacuated them for newer, outlying neighborhoods, Hudnut believes inner suburbs are increasingly attractive to "singles, mingles, and jingles" – that is, to young singles, urban professionals, and empty-nesters who want to enjoy the energy and social vitality of city life without necessarily living at the urban core."

Source: The Christian Science Monitor, May 22, 2002
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Its very unsuitability for an urban center justifies its current usage as a suburban or ex-urban pattern.