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Angie Schmitt | May 19th, 2011 | Topic: Economy, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: |
Much has been made of the food desert phenomenon afflicting the industrial Midwest. This whole storyline reached a fever pitch earlier this year when it was widely circulated that the city of Detroit — all 140 miles of it — lacked a single grocery store. This was, of course, patently false.
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Brian Krier | Aug 15th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Los Angeles |
In a unanimous vote on July 29, the Los Angeles City Council approved a one-year moratorium on the opening of new fast food establishments in some of the city’s poorest neighborhoods. Was the council acting in its constituents’ best interests or did the city extend itself too far into the lives of its residents? (
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Much has been made of the food desert phenomenon afflicting the industrial Midwest. This whole storyline reached a fever pitch earlier this year when it was widely circulated that the city of Detroit — all 140 miles of it — lacked a single grocery store. This was, of course, patently false. (keep reading…)
