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Governing Magazine - Placemaker Profile: Allan Jacobs
Fort Worth: Building a Civic Square
Stories about the revival of neglected urban plazas, parks, and open spaces are increasingly common these days. From New York’s Bryant Park to Oakland’s Lafayette Square, American cities are learning the art and craft of nursing public spaces back to life. But what city would be audacious enough to create a brand new civic square? Try Fort Worth, Texas, where city planners, civic leaders, and businesses are cobbling together a small historic park, several little-used open spaces, a parking lot and vacated streets to create a new central place.
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