Downtowns are dead, dying or on life support, says expert with over 50 years of researching urban policy

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Downtowns are dead, dying or on life support, says expert with over 50 years of researching urban policy
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You've correctly identified the weakness in our infrastructure. Now, let's push to get it done, yeah?

That sounds great until I start thinking about how to make it happen in a country where so much of the political and economic power is controlled by interests that are actively hostile to anything that would improve the lives of normal people.

Nobody said it was easy, but the alternative is give up and die. Personally, I'm too spiteful to accept that.