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National Community Planning Month: Schools as neighborhood anchors

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Another element could be treating schools as "neighborhood cultural centers" too, the way I describe how neighborhood libraries should be positioned (" Neighborhood libraries as nodes in a neighborhood and city-wide network of cultural assets ," 2019). One way to think of this is as mitigation.

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Arts as production: The rock music ecosystem in West Seattle

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This Seattle Times article, " Is West Seattle the rock ā€™nā€™ roll capital of Seattle? ," illustrates those ideas--record stores, clubs, artists living there, record labels, the KEXP-FM rock radio station, practice spaces, recording studios, music education programs in Seattle Public Schools, etc.,

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Revisiting the 11th Street Bridge Park project as an opportunity rather than a folly: a new revitalization agenda for East of the River, DC

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Like Tower Hamlets' IdeaStores (" Neighborhood libraries as nodes in a neighborhood and city-wide network of cultural assets ," 2019), it should have been placed in the commercial district. What if the park sponsored daily educational enrichment activities for the young people in nearby neighborhoods?

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Crain's Chicago Business: Crain's Forum on Rebranding Chicago

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

and quality of place factors (arts, culture, historic preservation and heritage, education, public schools and libraries, urban design, etc.) Chicago can counter the narrative that its best days are behind it by focusing on the strategic advantages that itā€™s always had as an affordable big city that attracts a deep pool of educated talent.