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Suburban Slums and the New Urbanism Antidote- a guest post by Sharon McMillan, the New Urban Mom

Sharon McMillan is the voice behind NewUrbanMom.com. The following is a guest post from her that examines how New Urbanism can act as a catalyst to reinvorgate and revitalize the moribund slums of suburban sprawl: ... read more »

What if Jane Jacobs had directed "Slumdog"?

Is the slum in the title of the wildly popular Oscar contender Slumdog Millionaire a fetid, altogether inhospitable place that any reasonable person would try desperately to escape? ... read more »