Americans have planned for their downtowns within a continually changing framework of
images and assumptions about the nature of central business districts. During each decade …

The downtowns of American cities present a dilemma. Civic and business leaders view
downtown as the key but troubled ingredient of the overall metropolitan fabric. Downtowns …

In the political science literature, downtown redevelopment has long been seen as the
project of a region's economic elites. But in recent years, large corporations, banks, and …

Written by one of this country's foremost urban historians, Downtown is the first history of
what was once viewed as the heart of the American city. It tells the fascinating story of how …

The corporate downtown, with its multitude of social dilemmas and contradictions, is the
focus of this well-illustrated volume. How are downtown projects conceived, scripted …

What makes a good downtown, and why? Are today's downtowns, with their waterfront
parks, festival markets, sports arenas, and cultural centers, more vibrant and lively than the" …

Since the 1950s and the advance of urban renewal, local governments and urban policy
have focused heavily on the central business district. Today, promoters of downtown …

Over several decades, downtown streetlife in many North American cities was altered
dramatically as planners and developers worked collaboratively to create alternative, quasi …

Downtown America was once the vibrant urban center romanticized in the Petula Clark song—
a place where the lights were brighter, where people went to spend their money and forget …

" For so long we were floundering and taking ad hoc measures, but the minute I understood
what a downtown plan really was I said'We need one of those!'As it turned out, it was the …