David Gamble is Lecturer in Urban Design at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a registered architect and certified urban planner and Principal of Gamble Associates, based in Cambridge, MA. The practice focuses on urban revitalization and community development. He is the coauthor of Rebuilding the American City and editor of Idea City.

Patty Heyda is Professor of Urban Design and Architecture at Washington University in St. Louis. She researches American cities and design politics, with a focus on mapping and spatial justice in weak market cities and transitioning suburbs. She is the author of Radical Atlas of Ferguson, USA and co-author of Rebuilding the American City.

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This book uncovers creative planning and design strategies of nine U.S. towns as they rebuild to remain vibrant, equitable and viable in the face of metropolitan sprawl, population shifts, political division, and economic shortfalls. These nine projects show how the U.S. small town is unexpectedly progressive, experimental, urban and global.

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Introduction: American Towns in the 21st Century

Section 1 Constellations

1.1 North Adams, MA

1.2 Jamestown, NY

1.3 Bentonville, AR

Section 2 Satellites

2.1 Caldwell, ID

2.2 Piqua, OH

Section 3 Metroposts

3.1 San Ysidro, CA

3.2 Opa-locka, FL