Nicholas Dagen Bloom is Professor of Urban Policy and Planning at Hunter College. This interview is based on his new book, The Great American Transit Disaster: A Century of Austerity, Auto-Centric Planning, and White Flight (University of Chicago Press, 2023)....
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The Author’s Corner with Stephanie Ryberg-Webster
Stephanie Ryberg-Webster is Associate Professor of Urban Affairs in the Levin College of Public Affairs & Education at Cleveland State University. This interview is based on her new book, Preserving the Vanishing City: Historic Preservation amid Urban Decline in Cleveland,...
Do you want to revitalize American cities? Get rid of the highways
Today The New York Times has a fascinating piece by Nadja Popovich, Josh Williams, and Denise Lu on how highways built in the 1950s and 1960s have damaged city life and how some cities are responding. Here is a taste:...