Captain of Industry
One man's mission to save Braddock, Pennsylvania
by Joshua M. Bernstein
photo credit: Bryan Goulart
(ReadyMade, August/September 2007)
“It’s hard to find a town that has tanked as severely and completely,” says Fetterman, who became mayor in 2005—winning by one vote. He beat the incumbent despite never having held public office. Because Braddock is a borough, his powers are limited (managing police, mostly) and his pay a pauper’s wage (about $150 monthly). Nonetheless, Fetterman’s ambition and optimism are limitless.
Where some see another terminally ill industrial city, Fetterman envisions a stage for experimental urbanism, a concept that emphasizes communal living, urban gardens, and an active arts scene, all glued together with do-it-yourself sweat equity.
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