Word: preservationism
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One reason for the interest is simple: elections in Cambridge mean that the philosophical and administrative centers of power are up for grabs. All nine council slots (and all seven chairs on the school committee) will be filled. should one council seat stop holding a liberal derriere and end up...
Founded four years ago, Partners is a nonprofit coalition of about 300 groups, ranging from the American Council for the Arts to the National Trust for Historic Preservation. It is at once a collector and disseminator of information about the cityscape, a goader, cheerleader and teacher. With headquarters in a...
As bulldozers raged, we fell in love with buildings we had never noticed. We now look fondly on cobblestone pavements, miniparks, Victorian lampposts, benches, fountains, sidewalk cafés, pushcarts and street artists. Preservation of the past in planning for the future seems to dominate urban design.
Some critics call him a slick promoter and his ideas superficial hogwash. To this, Sandra Hillman, director of promotion and tourism for recently resurrected Baltimore, replies: "So what? The urban environment needs some high-pressure salesmanship. Partners and McNulty have managed to meld preservation with commercial revival. They've...
* worked with citizen groups to preserve neighborhood stability through zoning, historic preservation, new open space, and tough enforcement of ordinances