The Sex of Cities - [Excerpt From The Introduction] Children are supposed to turn to their parents at some point and ask innocently, "Daddy [or Mommy], where do bab
A Tale of Two Towns - - Kissimmee versus Celebration and the New Urbanism [Excerpt From Chapter One] "When you're building your own creation, Nothing's better than re
The End of Place - [Excerpt From Chapter Two] The Nature of Place Before the car, or more particularly before the highway, the essential challenge of cities was t
The Deconstructed City - The Silicon Valley - [Excerpt From Chapter Three ] Urbanism and Underwear Anne (not her real name) had worked at the small used bookstore in Menlo Park since 1967.
Trading Places - The City and the Suburb [Excerpt From Chapter Four] "The sloughed-off environment becomes a work of art in the new invisible environment." -
Jackson Heights - An Anachronism Finds Its Way [Excerpt From Chapter Five] The Star restaurant it was called. It sold "Chops, Steaks and Seafood." It was the kin
The Master Hand - The Role of Government in Building Cities [Excerpt From Chapter Six] In 1817, the governor of New York convinced the state legislature to s
Portland and Oregon - Taming the Forces That Create the Modern Metropolitan Area [Excerpt From Chapter Seven ] Let's take a drive out of Portland, past the subur
No Place Called Home - Community at the Millennium [Excerpt From Chapter Eight] "Another question: what is a community at the end of the 20th century? A focus group
Conclusion - Getting There: Building Healthy Cities [Excerpt From Chapter Nine] Of all the public decisions that go into place-making, the most important
