by Erik Kain on November 18, 2011
Riffing off of a study on parking lot spaces and population and economic growth, Felix Salmon writes: Parking lots are — with only a handful of exceptions — the best possible way of destroying a city’s soul. They’re gruesome, lifeless places, and I’m constantly astonished by the way in which governments and developers are convinced [...]
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by Erik Kain on October 4, 2011
I think this is a fantastic idea: Here’s a great case of a community mobilizing to preserve locally owned independent retail the right way — Buffalo Street Books in Ithaca, New York turned itself into a community-owned cooperative “and began selling ownership shares to stay in business” to local independent bookstore enthusiasts. Now it seems [...]
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