The Seattle Model

I've long said that New Orleans, instead of looking to cities like Atlanta and Houston (sprawl) as models for growth*, should look at cities like Athens (cultural economy) and Savannah (historic preservation).

Now, you can add Seattle to that list:

The Seattle model is particularly important, because the ideas created in skilled cities are likely to be the economic mainstay of America in the next century.

High density, mass transportation (that works), and a dynamic population.


* Though we can use their road-building/paving techniques at any time, y'all.

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