Learning to Build Better Cities

Published May 2, 2002 at 12:00 AM EDT

Mayor Joseph Riley of Charleston, S.C., has a vision of city executives as urban planners, and not just political leaders. All Things Considered host Robert Siegel profiles Riley and the Mayors' Institute on City Design. It's a nationwide forum on how to transform blighted areas and make cities more livable.

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