Posts tagged Michael Brown
Five Years after Michael Brown's Death, What Has Changed in Ferguson?
Five Years after Michael Brown's Death, What Has Changed in Ferguson?

The killing of Michael Brown’ in August 2014 brought global attention to police brutality and racial inequality in the U.S. While there have been some reforms in Ferguson over the last five years, other structural issues — including a city infrastructure largely not built to benefit the people who actually live there — remain the same or have gotten worse.

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Podcast, Urban Design, Top StoryStrong TownsSt. Louis, Missouri, Ferguson, Michael Brown, Ben Westhoff, race
Stroad Nation
Stroad Nation

We can’t over-simplify the dynamics of all that has happened in Ferguson, but it’s obvious that our platform for building places is creating dynamics primed for social upheaval. The auto-oriented development pattern is a huge financial experiment with massive social, cultural and political ramifications.

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Growth Ponzi Scheme, Marohn, For Newcomers, Greatest HitsCharles MarohnSTROADS, Ferguson, suburban experiment, poverty, Tax Base, Michael Brown, housing, auto-oriented