For healthy metropolitan areas, where does the future lie– in downtowns and new urban centers, or sprawl out to farthest horizons? Check the Kansas City Star’s new downtown series, by Jeffrey Spivak and Kevin Collison, and the answer’s clear: a strong downtown, with growing numbers of jobs and residents, translates into a healthier metro region. [...]
Downtowns vs. Infinite Sprawl
For healthy metropolitan areas, where does the future lie– in downtowns and new urban centers, or sprawl out to farthest horizons? Check the Kansas City Star’s new downtown series, by Jeffrey Spivak and Kevin Collison, and the answer’s clear: a strong downtown, with growing numbers of jobs and residents, translates into a healthier metro region. [...]