Western Infrastructure Two observations shape our discussion of the West up to the New Deal years: (1) almost all of the West was in
Category: the Pacific
Assessment of Fortress (California) Government Defense ED Strategy
Fortress-(Government Facility) Economic Development Strategy As described by Robert Lotchin[1], early twentieth century Pacific Coast cities (especially California) focused their city building and chamber-style boosterism
City Beautiful in San Francisco
San Francisco: For all the success of Burnham’s he and his comprehensive plan stumbled badly in San Francisco. Its failure there makes visible the contrast
The Sacramento Plan and Sacramento UR
Chap 19 Policy Cut The Sacramento Plan Stripped down to its barest essentials, federal urban renewal legislation (1949, 1954, 1959) marked the first time
Portland UR and Decentralization
Portland and Oregon: Portland: Politics and Policy System Now to Portland. A large part of the reason Portland fell behind Seattle during the twenty
Seattle: Urban Renewal and Suburbanization
Seattle Departing from previous snapshots, the Seattle snapshot will focus on its competitive rivalry with Portland. Seattle and Portland, founded at approximately the same time
Ron W. Coan 