Synopsis:

Andre Shashaty of Partnership for Sustainable Communities looks at how the past sixty years created the “faceless ’sprawlburbs.’” He notes that while residents, politicians, and scientist are now coming to grips with the environmental impact that development type has had on our communities, there is a new focus to move back in toward the central city. As he states, “there is hope for even the most distressed cities to make a comeback.” This requires reinvestment “in the existing urban centers” through reuse of the infrastructure and restoration of underutilized or abandoned property.