Decline and falls: an American city in crisis

From The Telegraph: In the Fifties, Niagara Falls was known as the “Honeymoon Capital of the World” as young newlyweds, attracted by the romance of the city, flocked to the banks of the Horseshoe falls. More than 50 years on, the honeymoon is well and truly over. The world’s most famous waterfalls continue to attract…

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Memories of Falls serve as inspiration

From the Buffalo News: When David Stebbins was growing up near 15th and Pine streets, the Falls fostered a love for cities that has carried through his decades-long career as an urban planner. “When I was a young boy, when you walked down Falls Street, the sidewalks were wall-to-wall people. There were shops and restaurants…

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