SHAPING OUR CITIES: IT'S YOUR CALL

This article shows the contrast between cities like Portland, Oregon, and Detroit, Michigan--comparing the landscaped streets of Portland's business district to Detroit's urban wasteland. The author writes that cities must take control of their future by establishing growth plans and designing transportation systems that enhance the city's core. Many American cities are literally splitting apart because the central city is no longer relevant to the cities and counties that surround it. Much opportunity exists, though, in redevelopment. Danger signals for big cities and inner ring suburbs include increasing poverty and a shrinking school-age population. Three prescriptions are offered as cure: 1) regional fair housing policies to take the pressure off the inner suburbs and central cities; 2) property tax-base sharing; and 3) directing infrastructure investment away from the urban fringe to take advantage of underused land in older suburbs.

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  American Planning Association

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• Authors:
  • Barnett, J
• Publication Date: 1995-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 10-13
• Serial:
  • Planning
  • Volume: 61
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: American Planning Association
  • ISSN: 0001-2610
  • Serial URL: http://www.planning.org

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Central business districts; Cities; Land use; Redevelopment; Regional planning; Transportation; Urban growth
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transportation systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Central city
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00714678
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 28 1995 12:00AM