Heat Island Effect
From the United States Environmental Protection Agency Heat islands are urbanized areas that experience higher temperatures than outlying areas. Structures […]
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES
Affordable Housing: The “Transect”, ADUs and “Missing Middle” Housing.
THREE COMPLIMENTARY IDEAS. The Transect and Missing Middle Housing both rely on judgments about scale and intensity that lead to
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES
“Last Mile” Delivery Warehouses as Retail Tenants.
THE NEW SYSTEM DEMANDS. Logistics is one of many professional fields of work that is changing rapidly. The growing demand
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES
Makerspaces as Retail Tenants.
Makerspaces have been employed around America as places where people can congregate to learn a trade, perfect a skill and
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES
New Investments in Blighted Commercial Strips.
Turning Abandoned and Marginally Used Buildings into Successful Business Locations. Blighted Commercial Strips. The proverbial “federal” highway that leads into
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES
Character Towns as Entrepreneurial Cities.
Character Towns are Ideal Entrepreneurial Cities. Character towns are not just pretty places; when well designed, they accommodate innovators, social
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES, CONTENTS
Contents – December 2020
CONTENTS December 2020 Issue #155 IDEAS FOR SMALL CITIES AND TOWNS… Character Towns, A Preface Community Aesthetics Main Street’s
BOOKS
Plastic Game Changer by Amanda Keetley
How to Reduce Plastic in your Organization to Make a Difference to Plastic Pollution. “Our beautiful oceans are filling with
BOOKS
Parks and Recreation System Planning by David L. Barth
A New Approach for Creating Sustainable, Resilient Communities. FROM CharacterTowns.org… David Barth has provided the city-buildingprofessions with a holistic guide
VIDEOS
City Parks: America’s New Infrastructure Overview
CharacterTowns.org was pleased to find this fine presentation by the City Parks Alliance about the role of city parks in