Roberta Brandes Gratz
Roberta Brandes Gratz is an award-winning journalist and urban critic. Her newest book is The Battle For Gotham: New York in the Shadow of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs.
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Rochester's Unique Place in the Rustbelt Revival
With rebounding historic neighborhoods and a diversified economy, Rochester's future doesn't have to be as grim as some fear.
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What Cities Looking to Shrink Can Learn From New Orleans
Those who choose to stay in derelict, empty neighborhoods can often pinpoint a place's particular value.
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Urban Wonk
Jane Jacobs and the Power of Women Planners
In a field dominated by men, Jacobs broke through with groundbreaking, decidedly female ideas about how cities should work
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Urban Wonk
Making Pittsburgh New by Keeping it Old
A critic of development joins the other side
