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New Brunswick, New Jersey: The Decline and Revitalization of Urban America (Rivergate Regionals Collection)

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While many older American cities struggle to remain vibrant, New Brunswick has transformed itself, adapting to new varieties of commerce and a changing population, and enjoying a renaissance that has led many experts to cite this New Jersey city as a model for urban redevelopment. Featuring more than 100 remarkable photographs and plenty of maps, New Brunswick, New Jersey explores the history of the city because the seventeenth century, with an emphasis at the dramatic changes of the past few decades.
 
Using oral histories, archival materials, census data, and surveys, authors David Listokin, Dorothea Berkhout, and James W. Hughes remove darkness from the decision-making and planning process that led to New Brunswick’s dramatic revitalization, describing the major redevelopment projects that demonstrate the city’s success in capitalizing on funding opportunities. These projects include the momentous decision of Johnson & Johnson to build its world headquarters in the city, the growth of a theater district, the expansion of Rutgers University into the downtown area, and the destruction and rebuilding of public housing. But even as the authors highlight the positive effects of the transformation, they also explore the ceaselessly heated controversies about demolishing older neighborhoods and ask whether new building benefits residents. Shining a light on both the successes and screw ups in downtown revitalization, they underscore the lessons to be learned for national urban policy, highlighting the value of partnerships, unwavering commitment, and local leadership. 
 
Today, New Brunswick’s skyline has been dramatically altered by new administrative center buildings, residential towers, medical complexes, and popular cultural centers. This engaging volume explores the challenges facing urban The us, even as also providing a specific case study of a city’s quest to raise its economic fortunes and retool its economy to changing needs.
 

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