The city of Pittsburg has got it right. Unlike most city centers, when confronted with addressing the demise of buildings through years of neglect, instead of razing the ground to build new structures, the city collaborated with a group of like-minded organizations to formulate a plan to abandon demolition and instead repurpose the buildings to create desirable green urban living spaces. The groups vision would bring the community back to the city center, just like the glory days of the 1930s.

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