From Forbes — Light, Quick And Cheap: The Big Shift In Urban Planning

Bryant Park from drug den to beloved meeting place.
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In the past, remaking cities has been the stuff of big visions. Think of Chicago’s Daniel Burnham, who declared, “Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men’s blood. Or Robert Moses, the public planning guru of New York City. Now, as cities across the United States try to rejuvenate themselves, there is a new mantra: lighter, quicker, cheaper.

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