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Steering pedestrians away from neglected areas only prolongs their “ghetto” status, denying the attention needed to fill storefronts with businesses and populate streets with enough people to counteract crime. Making it visible to outsiders, on the other hand, can call attention to a neighborhood’s potential and allow it to move away from stagnation and blight. Take the H Street corridor in Washington, D.C., which has seen tremendous growth in just over half a decade, or St. Claude Avenue’s ongoing transformation in New Orleans. »

This, from last week, was my first real piece for Next American City.  

Posted 1 year ago
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