Posted by NWA VISTA on Thursday, March 17, 2011,
Over a month ago I came across this New York Times The Bright Side of Blight Op-Ed piece. The post in general is
about neighborhood revitalization efforts but in particular talks about
Philadelphia neighb
orhood Kensington. Just like
anyone this author is a strong proponent of holistic development and therefore
compares a local CDC's effort to start revitalization efforts by employing
land-based strategies to a scatter-shot approach.
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