Zoning, Planning and Use
Feb. 2, 2000
Urbane and smart
By Ernesto M. Vasquez Urban centers are coming back to life. In Southern California, signs of this revitalization are apparent in Santa Monica, Melrose Avenue and Old Town Pasadena as well as across the nation in Denver, Colo.'s "LoDo" or Tampa, Fla., and Portland, Ore. What's surprising is that it is due, in part, to a rejection of the traditional suburban environment by a new generation with a willingness to experience downtown and all its noise and urban grit in exchange for livelier
By Ernesto M. Vasquez
Urban centers are coming back to life. In Southern California, signs of this revitalization are apparent in Santa Monica, Melrose Avenue and Old Town Pasadena as well as across the nation in Denver, Colo.'s "LoDo" or Tampa, Fla., and Portland, Ore. What's surprising is that it is due, in part, to a rejection of the traditional suburban environment by a new generation with a willingness to experience downtown and all its noise and urban grit in ex...
Urban centers are coming back to life. In Southern California, signs of this revitalization are apparent in Santa Monica, Melrose Avenue and Old Town Pasadena as well as across the nation in Denver, Colo.'s "LoDo" or Tampa, Fla., and Portland, Ore. What's surprising is that it is due, in part, to a rejection of the traditional suburban environment by a new generation with a willingness to experience downtown and all its noise and urban grit in ex...
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