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River City
High School is the site of a town pageant in the film, and is
clearly the beating heart of the community. Compare this ideal
with today's compound-like schools, where students are kept in,
and the community too often is kept out. Though it's a rare opportunity
to locate a new elementary or high school in a downtown or main
street district, many already exist in these locations, and the
River City principle underscores the importance of keeping these
schools in their central locations. Like the public buildings
discussed in the first principle, schools can (and often do!)
serve as meeting places for the larger community, a function
that can make the difference in bringing back a faded downtown
or main street. |
