The mayor of Bloomington is proposing a ban on chain stores in downtown. Can such a ban save a downtown?
Are chain stores bad for downtowns?
by Jon Swerens on December 10, 2009, in Architecture, Downtown, Urbanism
The expressway that never happened
by Jon Swerens on November 13, 2009, in Downtown, Transportation
What would Fort Wayne be like today if it had approved building an expressway back in the 1950s?
In Defense of Fake Authenticity
by Jon Swerens on May 28, 2009, in Culture, Philosophy, Theology
My friend Scott is frustrated with a pizza place. He enjoyed the food, he liked the prices, and he thought the service was acceptable. But he still feels like he’s been lied to — by the building itself.

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