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City Bound
Author | : Gerald E. Frug,David J. Barron |
Publsiher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2011-03-15 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0801458226 |
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Many major American cities are defying the conventional wisdom that suburbs are the communities of the future. But as these urban centers prosper, they increasingly confront significant constraints. In City Bound, Gerald E. Frug and David J. Barron address these limits in a new way. Based on a study of the differing legal structures of Boston, New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, San Francisco, and Seattle, City Bound explores how state law determines what cities can and cannot do to raise revenue, control land use, and improve city schools. Frug and Barron show that state law can make it much easier for cities to pursue a global-city or a tourist-city agenda than to respond to the needs of middle-class residents or to pursue regional alliances. But they also explain that state law is often so outdated, and so rooted in an unjustified distrust of local decision making, that the legal process makes it hard for successful cities to develop and implement any coherent vision of their future. Their book calls not for local autonomy but for a new structure of state-local relations that would enable cities to take the lead in charting the future course of urban development. It should be of interest to everyone who cares about the future of American cities, whether political scientists, planners, architects, lawyers, or simply citizens.
City Bound
Author | : Gerald E. Frug,David J. Barron |
Publsiher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 281 |
Release | : 2013-07-02 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780801460081 |
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Many major American cities are defying the conventional wisdom that suburbs are the communities of the future. But as these urban centers prosper, they increasingly confront significant constraints. In City Bound, Gerald E. Frug and David J. Barron address these limits in a new way. Based on a study of the differing legal structures of Boston, New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, San Francisco, and Seattle, City Bound explores how state law determines what cities can and cannot do to raise revenue, control land use, and improve city schools. Frug and Barron show that state law can make it much easier for cities to pursue a global-city or a tourist-city agenda than to respond to the needs of middle-class residents or to pursue regional alliances. But they also explain that state law is often so outdated, and so rooted in an unjustified distrust of local decision making, that the legal process makes it hard for successful cities to develop and implement any coherent vision of their future. Their book calls not for local autonomy but for a new structure of state-local relations that would enable cities to take the lead in charting the future course of urban development. It should be of interest to everyone who cares about the future of American cities, whether political scientists, planners, architects, lawyers, or simply citizens.
Bound Brook
Author | : Dorothy Stratford,Margaret McKay,McKay |
Publsiher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 1999-11-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0738502790 |
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One hundred pounds of trade goods was the price paid to the Lenape Indians in 1681 for the land where Bound Brook now stands. The town slowly took shape and by the time of the Revolutionary War, it had grown to 35 families. Toll roads, railroads, canals, industry, and commerce all began to evolve in Bound Brook which by 1891, had an established town government, as well as a swelling population and economy. Along with this tremendous growth, a library, a hospital, schools, churches, and hundreds of homes were built to accommodate the ever-increasing number of residents. Sadly, however, natural disaster tended to disrupt what was normally a prosperous but quiet life in Bound Brook. When the Raritan River flooded nearly every year, it caused severe damage to the center of town. In 1881, a disastrous fire destroyed all the buildings in one Main Street block. In 1896, flooding caused the lime at the L.D. Cook lumberyard to ignite by spontaneous combustion. Fortunately, after each disaster Bound Brook survived and rebuilt, emerging stronger and more united. Its history, people, and spirit have made Bound Brook one of the best places to live in New Jersey and have made Bound Brook an inspiring and unforgettable book. One hundred pounds of trade goods was the price paid to the Lenape Indians in 1681 for the land where Bound Brook now stands. The town slowly took shape and by the time of the Revolutionary War, it had grown to 35 families. Toll roads, railroads, canals, industry, and commerce all began to evolve in Bound Brook which by 1891, had an established town government, as well as a swelling population and economy. Along with this tremendous growth, a library, a hospital, schools, churches, and hundreds of homes were built to accommodate the ever-increasing number of residents. Sadly, however, natural disaster tended to disrupt what was normally a prosperous but quiet life in Bound Brook. When the Raritan River flooded nearly every year, it caused severe damage to the center of town. In 1881, a disastrous fire destroyed all the buildings in one Main Street block. In 1896, flooding caused the lime at the L.D. Cook lumberyard to ignite by spontaneous combustion. Fortunately, after each disaster Bound Brook survived and rebuilt, emerging stronger and more united. Its history, people, and spirit have made Bound Brook one of the best places to live in New Jersey and have made Bound Brook an inspiring and unforgettable book.
Stray Subjects Arrested and Bound Over
Author | : Francis Alexander Durivage |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1848 |
Genre | : American wit and humor |
ISBN | : UCAL:B3332955 |
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Bound for Freedom
Author | : Douglas Flamming |
Publsiher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 518 |
Release | : 2005-01-24 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780520239197 |
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A definitive, illustrated account of Los Angeles's black community in the half century before World War I details African-American community life and political activism during the city's transformation from a small town to a sprawling metropolis.
The Official Railway Guide
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 1598 |
Release | : 1889 |
Genre | : Railroads |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105010294994 |
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Special Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut
Author | : Connecticut |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 680 |
Release | : 1895 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : IOWA:31858016988713 |
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Statutes of Tasmania
Author | : Tasmania,Tasmania. Parliament |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 778 |
Release | : 1884 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : HARVARD:HL5F7U |
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