More On What To Do About Your Collapsing City

I always find it perplexing when people resist change that is inevitable and attempt to cling to something that is already gone. Many of our cities are shrinking and there is continual blow-back from some quarters that suggest that this reality be ignored and we move on with an endless growth scenario.

These two articles discuss other options. The first from Dan Kildee entitled "Bulldozing Cities" deals with the notion that shrinking your city might the appropriate response.

The second by Roberta Brandes Gratz, "Shrinking Cities: Urban Renewal Revisited?" suggests that forestalling the collapse of an urban area starts with offering opportunities that attract new small businesses and investment to the blighted area. Even though these two articles are at odds with each other, I think each contain strategic points that are complimentary.

Have a look.