City Makers: American Futures

Development

• A Big Step for Little Eastport

  Since our first visit in the fall of 2013, Deb and I have reported frequently on the grit, vision, resilience…

  • James Fallows
  • Jan 16, 2017
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• Paradise Duluth

  As part of the unfolding saga of start-up businesses as the crucial creators of new jobs, and of particular start-ups…

  • James Fallows
  • Apr 9, 2016
  • Notes

• The Battle for Downtown, From Canada to the Carolinas

  “It is strange, but true.” What one reader says about Raleigh, North Carolina, applies many other places as well.

  • James Fallows
  • May 15, 2015

• An Incredible Time-Capsule View of One Downtown's Development

  Can tearing up a noted artistic zone be a path to civic success? City leaders say yes, while some of their citizens say no.

  • James Fallows
  • May 13, 2015

• Cars, Pedestrians, and the Struggle for the Future of Downtowns

  Plus: how much is any discussion of “downtown” a coded talk about race?

  • James Fallows
  • May 8, 2015

• Asheville Just 'Happened' to Develop a Nice Downtown—or Did It?

  In the immortal words from Liberty Valance, "when the legend becomes fact, print the legend." Herewith the legend and reality of Asheville.

  • James Fallows
  • Apr 24, 2015

• More on Nice Downtowns: Do They Just Happen? Or Are They Made?

  Tampa has kept trying to revive its downtown, and has kept failing. Asheville has been wildly successful—but was it even trying at all?

  • James Fallows
  • Apr 21, 2015

• Stages of a Downtown Comeback: Fresno Begins the Long Climb

  Urban revivals require a shared narrative, private-sector partners, and a public official championing a far-sighted plan.

  • James Fallows
  • Mar 20, 2015

• How the Arts Drove Pittsburgh's Revitalization

  The role of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, founded by a wealthy band of visionaries 30 years ago, is central—but hard to replicate.

  • John Tierney
  • Dec 11, 2014

• How Green Riverfronts Transformed Pittsburgh

  The City of Bridges revives the rivers that helped make it an economic powerhouse.

  • John Tierney
  • Nov 20, 2014

• Going Home to Columbus

  A generation returns to build lives and a town.

  • Deborah Fallows
  • Oct 22, 2014

• All Aboard for the California High-Speed Rail Chronicles!

  In next month's election, Jerry Brown is seeking a fourth term as California's governor and public support for his plan for a north-south bullet train to transform travel in a car-dependent state. Here is more of what's at stake.

  • James Fallows
  • Oct 13, 2014

• Ingredients of a Better City: How Arts Play Their Part

  A soft-power approach to hard economic and social problems

  • James Fallows
  • Oct 11, 2014

• How to Attract Artists to a Down-and-Out Neighborhood

  Columbus, Ohio, has figured out how to draw creative types to an area it is hoping to revitalize.

  • John Tierney
  • Oct 10, 2014

• Urban Comeback Stories in 2 Swing States

  Tales from two cities, plus the secret of the writing life

  • James Fallows
  • Oct 5, 2014

• Wasted Waterfronts: Why Cities Struggle to Build Along Rivers

  The story of Allentown, Pennsylvania, as it turns its attention to a long-neglected asset

  • John Tierney
  • Oct 3, 2014

• Remaking Columbus's Most Downtrodden Neighborhood

  Franklinton long has been called "The Bottoms." But not for much longer.

  • John Tierney
  • Oct 1, 2014

• Breathing Life Into Allentown: Pennsylvania Comes to the Rescue

  What does it take to raise a city? More than a village. In fact, it may take a whole state.

  • John Tierney
  • Sep 15, 2014

• Countdown to Tonight's Arena Debut in Allentown

  Is the city ready for its close-up? The locals say it is.

  • James Fallows
  • Sep 12, 2014

• The Eagles Come to Allentown, and So Does 'American Futures'

  Tomorrow is the first day in an old city's new life—or so the city leaders hope and believe.

  • James Fallows
  • Sep 11, 2014

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