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How best to revitalize downtown urban centers in the wake of the sweeping suburbanization of the past half century? It’s a big issue, one we discuss frequently here at Cities. Areport released Thursday, Shaping Downtown San Jose: The Quest to Establish an Urban Center for Silicon Valley by SPUR, the Bay Area-based urban-planning research and advocacy organization, provides a detailed and intriguing history of the challenges that continue to face downtown San Jose, the Valley’s urban center. (SPUR is also advising on San Jose’s redevelopment plan).
How not to let downtowns become wastelands – Is there any option – advertising drives spending on cars and consumption based lifestyles?
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