Susanna F. Schaller

An important contribution to the real estate/economic development-motivated takeover of placemaking in urban planning. Specifically, this title covers how Washington, DC has promoted BIDs as a private sector solution to regulators stretched too thin, taking over much of the governance and day-to-day servicing of neighborhoods, in the interest of business owners and developers but not necessarily anyone else. Sharp and goes deep into the last few decades of neighborhoods like Adams Morgan and Mount Pleasant. But if you're not a planner, real estate investor, or developer, will you find it interesting? I can't say that.… (altro)