弗林特正在制定一个20年的总体规划,这也是自从肯尼迪入主白宫之后的第一次。老的想法是把那些没收的房产卖给任何想买的人,即便是投机商。而新的想法是,土地是城市的财产。自从 2002年成立以来,乔纳斯郡土地银行就拥有权力控制并再发展那些 空置的,废弃的,或是因未缴纳地税而被没收的地产。邻居们被鼓励以至少50美元的价格购买边上被闲置的地产。将这些地产挪作他用也是被鼓励的。艾黛儿女士和勒曼女士拥有构成她们农场地块中的三块,其中每一块都是她们花了100美元从乔纳斯郡土地银行购取的,余下的土地则是租赁的。这家土地银行已经成为其他城市和州的一个榜样。就在这个夏天,纽约州长安德鲁-郭沫签署了允许土地银行存在的法案。
Pittsburgh is often pointed to as a model for other shrinking cities. Its revival since its steelindustry collapsed in the early 1980s is partly thanks to good long-term planning. Under theleadership of Tom Murphy, a three-term mayor, more than 1,000 acres of abandoned, blightedindustrial land in Pittsburgh was cleaned up and is now thriving commercial, retail, residentialand public space. Once lined with factories the citys waterfront has been given over to parks.Mr Murphy oversaw the development of more than 25 miles of new trails alongside the river andurban green space. He helped develop public-private partnerships which leveraged $4.8 billionin economic development.
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