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September 24, 2009
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Jay Walljasper
The new trend to convert parking into parks
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June 30, 2009
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Jay Walljasper
A Disney cartoon from 1950 shows how streets were transformed from a commons for everyone into the exclusive property of motorists
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April 10, 2007
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Jonathan Rowe
Every neighborhood needs a piazza or town square: that's the mission of City Repair in Portland, Oregon.
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September 29, 2006
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Jonathan Rowe
"Take back the streets" is more than an empty slogan to urban activists in San Francisco and Portland. Groups in both cities work to reclaim pavement for pedestrians.
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January 31, 2006
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Jay Walljasper
Those who want to restrict the free flow of pedestrians will crush the vitality of our cities.
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January 28, 2006
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Jay Walljasper
Public places are essential in the lives of poor people. The wealthy have backyards and vacation homes and private clubs. The poor have the street and, if they're lucky, a schoolyard or park.
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January 26, 2006
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Jay Walljasper
The fall and rise of great public spaces. Across the planet, people find a new appreciation for parks, squares, markets, and other gathering places.
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January 24, 2006
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David Bollier
A new frontier in privatization: state roads.
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