I wrote a story for the current issue of Governing about Lower Town, a neighborhood in Paducah, Kentucky.
City planners in Paducah are reviving the long-abandoned neighborhood as an arts district, by bringing in artists with attractive home-ownership loans.
The turnaround -- and the success of the six-year-old Artist Relocation Program -- is really impressive.
But don't take my word for it. (Well, do, because I wrote the story.) Check out the interactive map of Lower Town that accompanies the article.
Zach Patton -- Executive Editor. Zach has written about a range of topics, including social policy issues and urban planning and design. Originally from Tennessee, he joined GOVERNING as a staff writer in 2004. He received the 2011 Jesse H. Neal Award for Outstanding Journalism
E-mail: zpatton@governing.com 
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