Flashback: Are Cities Dead?

Atlantic Monthly flashes back to January, 1962, with an essay by Robert Moses on what was wrong (and right) with America's cities.

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January 9, 2002, 8:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"There are plenty of things that are wrong with our cities. These things should not be slurred over or forgotten. There are many failures which should be appraised. But why exaggerate? Why imply that the faults are beyond redemption? Why minimize notable evidence of progress? Why ignore the remarkable people and achievements which make our big cities the powerful magnets they are?"

Thanks to Chris Steins

FULL STORY: Are Cities Dead?

Sunday, January 6, 2002 in The Atlantic Monthly

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