Small Town America Redesigns Itself Into Prosperity

A design workshop by the NEA and the National Trust for Historic Preservation is quietly promoting small-town economic development and viability.

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July 12, 2005, 5:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"Launched in the early 1990s by the National Endowment for the Arts in cooperation with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Your Town: Citizens Institute on Rural Design quietly promotes better design and planning as a means to small-town economic development and viability.

...eight years earlier, Valley had embarked on a town planning and design process initiated by a little known program called Your Town. When he arrived at the auction, Leak was acting on a widely supported, sweeping plan for the citys future that included transforming Langdale Mill into a riverfront economic hub and cultural center."

Thanks to Jennifer Roche

FULL STORY: Small Town America ReDesigns Itself into Prosperity

Monday, July 11, 2005 in Community Arts Network

Community / Economic Development United States

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