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Escaping GENERICA

Jeff Kerr

Why do our communities all look the same? Why can't we build what we actually want? Essays exploring the forces that shape the places we live.

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The post was a question in a gray box, set in the font size Facebook reserves for things it wants you to feel. What business or restaurant does Sandusky need?

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Being OF the Water, Not ON It

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I grew up going down to the lake without ever getting to it.

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    With 35 years in urban planning, now Director of Planning & Policy for the Greater Sandusky Partnership, I explore the structural interventions and economic energy required to build distinctiveness.

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