Neal Peirce writes about the Paris' "great green secret."
"We're living in an ever-more-crowded world--the population of the United States alone is set to soar by 60 million by 2025. How do we learn to eschew sprawl, to share scarce space--and like the result?... Can Parisian urbanity speak to America--to our pioneer, open-space loving souls? It's not an easy fit. Though providentially, the United States does have a new initiative called Community Greens: Shared Parks in Urban Blocks."
Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan
FULL STORY: Parisian Green: A Hint For Us
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