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 By Clair Enlow
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August 20, 2003

City re-thinks its vision for Civic Center open space

  • Faced with budget cuts and a sagging economy, is the city throwing away a golden opportunity for open space?
    • By CLAIR ENLOW
    Design Perspectives

    Seattle suffers from more than a couple of civic personality disorders that are once again threatening to undermine its future.

    One is neighborhood-centrism. This view of the world has made comprehensive planning in this city a particular challenge, and brought a stream of City Council members into office campaigning against "downtown."


     
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