Columbia International Affairs Online: Working Papers

CIAO DATE: 02/2014

Reinventing America's Legacy Cities: Strategies for Cities Losing Population

April 2011

American Assembly at Columbia University

Abstract

Recommendations included using market-driven development strategies to focus on stronger neighborhoods while more economically challenged areas are employed for interim uses that require lower public investment. Land banks and supportive partnerships among federal, state, and local governments also figure prominently.