Rebuilding the American Town: Design and Strategy at Small Scale

Cover
Half Title
Endorsement Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction: American Towns in the 21st Century
	National Themes Impacting Why Towns Now
		The Rise of Remote Work
		Political and Social Crises
		Inflation and the Nation’s Affordability Crisis
		Climate Change and Environmental Impacts of Sprawl
		The Aura of Main Street
		Population Loss
	Shared Trends Across Towns
		Scale Matters
		Towns Bear Trauma and Provide Collective Support
		Towns Are Global
		Enhanced (Non-Motorized) Mobility Is More Possible in Towns
		“Programming” Has Many Dimensions
	Town Spatial Structures
		Constellations
		Satellites
		Metroposts
		Outposts
		Section 1: Constellations
			North Adams, MA (pop. 12,924)
			Jamestown, NY (pop. 28,579)
			Bentonville, AR (pop. 54,675)
		Section 2: Satellites
			Caldwell, ID (pop. 60,482)
			Piqua, OH (pop. 20,368)
		Section 3: Metroposts
			San Ysidro, CA (pop. 28,008)
			Opa-locka, FL (pop. 16,357)
		Section 4: Outposts
			Traverse City, MI (pop. 15,501)
			Greensburg, KS (pop. 732)
	Methodology Defining Rebuilding
	Notes
	References
Section 1: Constellations
	Chapter 1.1: North Adams, MA
		Economic Shifts
		Dimensions of Rebuilding
		Critical Mass
		Berkshire Constellation
		Global Local Relationships
		Developing Arts
		Subtraction as Strategy
		Perspectives
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 1.2: Jamestown, NY
		Recentering Civic Life
		Funny Business
		Keeping Up Appearances
		Core Planning
		Region Relations
		Perspectives
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 1.3: Bentonville, AR
		Walmart Inc.
		Corporate Footprints
		Foundations of the City
		Art Culture as Catalyst
		Main Streets
		Happy Trails
		Routes to Transit
		A Microcosm of American Urbanism: Global Towns, Private Actors
		Perspectives
		Notes
		References
Section 2: Satellites
	Chapter 2.1: Caldwell, ID
		Water Works
		Nourishing/Culture
		An American Town
		Satellite Connections
		Flexibility of Being Small
		Town and Country
		Perspectives
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 2.2: Piqua, OH
		Past Futures
		Locking into a History
		The Canal Traces a Return to the River
		The Business of Small Town Momentum
		Small Town Strategies
		Perspectives
		Notes
		References
Section 3: Metroposts
	Chapter 3.1: San Ysidro, CA
		Negotiating Scales
		Leading by Design
		The Community Builders
		Asserting the Local
		Contemporary Contextualism
		Transit Orientations
		Perspectives
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 3.2: Opa-locka, FL
		Scales of (Shared) Power/Planning
		Reclaiming “Creative Class”
		Designing a Process
		Stakeholders
		Development Climate
		Perspectives
		References
Section 4: Outposts
	Chapter 4.1: Traverse City, MI
		Landscape Connections as Therapy
		Starting Small
		From Hospital to Hospitality
		Love the Land
		Rebuilding Is Carbon Capture
		Locally Isolated but Nationally Connected
		Perspectives
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 4.2: Greensburg, KS
		Standing Out
		Green in a Red State, Blue Agendas
		Rebuilding as Fellowship
		Planning Agency
		Design Capacities
		Resources and Relationships with Agriculture
		Design Performance
		Pulling Together
		Perspectives
		Notes
		References
Index