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And no, we won’t be calling it the Matlock Pier either …

June 11, 2012

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The problem with public participation in the planning process is that it’s so … democratic. Or at least, that’s what I would have been thinking if I’d been an architect in St. Petersburg last week, when the city held a public meeting to discuss the future of The Pier, which has been a St. Pete […]

Spare a few bucks for a new bridge?

May 17, 2012

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Does a worthwhile public investment always have to have direct and measurable economic benefits? This is a question that’s been on my mind a bit lately – I wrote about it in my last post about public expenditures on sports stadiums, a post in which I argued that the lack of any real and lasting […]

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