How to shrink a city: Not every great metropolis is going to make a comeback. Planners consider some radical ways to embrace decline.

By Drake Bennett | September 5, 2010 | The Boston Globe

“…After decades of worrying about smart growth, they’re starting to think about smart shrinking, about how to create cities that are healthier because they are smaller. Losing size, in this line of thought, isn’t just a byproduct of economic malaise, but a strategy…”….BS

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/09/05/how_to_shrink_a_city?mode=PF

 

 

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