How did Charlotte come to concentrate so many cultural institutions downtown? It's one of the more surprising stories of culture-led urban revitalization in North America. As a sleepy southern city that rose quickly in the 1980s and 1990s, largely due to corporate...
The Beltline is a walking/biking trail that has become the place to see and be seen in Atlanta. Conceived as a transit project linking 45 neighborhoods, the Beltline follows four unused freight rail corridors in a 22-mile loop around the city center. The Beltline is...
Ever since Disneyland opened in 1955, the Disney effect has exerted a powerful pull on urban design. Cities and developers have increasingly embraced the notion of controlled environments where everything is color coordinated, meticulously maintained, and programmed...