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August 3, 2025 Community / neighborhood / new urbanism / Uncategorized

The Crime Myth: What We Get Wrong About Cities

Crime is a marketing tool. The reality is that crime is subsiding in our urban areas.

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September 24, 2024 neighborhood / new urbanism / rochester / Uncategorized / urbanism

A City Is More Than Its Crime

When you advocate for cities, you hear it again and again. “Why would I go there, I don’t want to get shot.” Here’s why that narrative is deeply flawed.

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July 17, 2019 Uncategorized / urbanism / utica

Our Cities Are Not Our Headlines

Criminal activity is almost always higher in urban communities. But a few terrible people are not representative of the people that are trying to make our cities better places every day

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