The Difference Between A Real And Pretend Downtown

San Jose's downtown development needs courage to go beyond tired formulas and cliches.

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August 8, 2001, 9:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"[L]ively, colorful retail centers... work commercially for a time because they look flashy. But it is not a long-range urban strategy.To succeed in the long run, San Jose's downtown must have the daring to go beyond these accepted formulas... San Jose deserves more than cliches for its downtown.

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Rethinking old formulas for downtown S.J.

Tuesday, August 7, 2001 in San Jose Mercury News

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