Jeff Speck offers ten 'City Design Resolutions' for city mayors who want to build better places.
Cities improve or worsen as a result of many intersecting forces, but if any one person has the ability to lead this change -- or at least exert an influence -- it is the American mayor, suggests City planner Jeff Speck, who is director of design at the National Endowment for the Arts.
"So, for all the mayors today who want to make better places, and for the citizens who want to help, I offer the following ten City Design Resolutions for the New Year. Those who wish to call them commandments are welcome to do so."
Thanks to Chris Steins
FULL STORY: Making Better Places: Ten City Design Resolutions

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