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Cooper knows that cities and neighborhoods are going to change. His question is: Who’s going to own the change? Will it be people who already have a connection to a neighborhood and are already personally invested in seeing it thrive, or will it be an outsider? Showing folks the value of this type of design is also a play toward historic preservation by making sure the people who made the neighborhoods can actually stay there. Part of the solution, according to Cooper, is for communities to recognize the value of their neighborhoods and invest in them — or else others will. 

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