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January/February 1998

January/February 1998

Review: William J. Wilson’s When Work Disappears

By Dick Platkin One of the most vexing problems facing progressive planners in the United States is the enduring poverty of America’s inner cities, made worse in recent years by the loss of jobs through technological change, downsizing, and capital […]

September 6, 1998September 6, 2012 January/February 1998

January/February 1998 Progressive Planning Magazine back issues

January/February 1998

Columns The Seventh Generation: Street Life and a Connection to the Land  by Tom Angotti Feature Planners Can Plan to Plant  by Ellen Kirby Commentary Two Corners of the Same Tent: A Response to Tom Angotti  by Timothy Ross Review […]

January 30, 1998September 6, 2012 January/February 1998, Progressive Planning Magazine back issues

January/February 1998

Two Corners of the Same Tent, A Response to Tom Angotti

by Timothy Ross It is possible to support public housing as part of a broader progressive strategy — two corners of the same tent. However, Tom Angotti makes at least three mistakes in his response to my article. He suggests […]

January 6, 1998September 6, 2012 January/February 1998

January/February 1998

PLANNERS CAN PLAN TO PLANT Community Gardens Fill Green Gaps in New York City

by Ellen Kirby New York City has the largest urban parks system in the United States. Covering some 26,000 acres, these parks serve a constituency of almost 9 million people, and provide park space equivalent to an eleven-foot-square plot for […]

January 6, 1998September 6, 2012 January/February 1998

January/February 1998

The Seventh Generation Street Life and a Connection to the Land

by Tom Angotti HANOI, VIETNAM — If you love livable cities, hurry up to Hanoi. This city missed generations of “urban renewal” and, like Havana, lives in its history. I say hurry up because megaprojects from the global marketplace — […]

January 6, 1998September 6, 2012 January/February 1998

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