Urban and Environmental Historian
February 24th
11:05 PM

Zwischennutzungsagentur

I believe, initiatives like these should be a standard in all cities. I found this example of Wuppertal, but know about similar things in Berlin. Even cities that have an image of themselves as growing and flourishing need to cope with “waste” space. This is not an admittance of weakness but a true appreciation of urbanity. Why, then, do so few cities follow this approach?

January 25th
11:47 AM

NYT Article on "blight" in Philadelphia

Nothing really new! EVERYTHING described in this NYT article has been done in Philadelphia over the last half-century - with mixed success. Maybe it would be worth looking at the history of urban renewal to inform current policy!