The Lost Art Of Urban Planning

Where are the urban planners with vision when you need them?

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October 3, 2002, 8:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"What happened to urban planning, that elegant art that balances retail space and housing, architecture and landscape, to create a more dynamic and livable city?... why sacrifice everything the neighborhood is -- and everything it could be -- for shortsighted development? ... Land around Metro stations should be devoted to high-density, mixed-priced housing with busy retail street fronts."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Read the full story: Targeting My Neighborhood

Sunday, September 29, 2002 in The Washington Post

Housing District of Columbia

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