The 20 Best Small Towns to Visit in 2015 by the Smithsonian
(Image © David C. Phillips/Garden Photo World/Corbis; graphic by Shaylyn Esposito) The 20 Best Small Towns to Visit in 2015 […]
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES, QUINTESSENTIAL CHARACTER TOWNS
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Leverage and the Idea of Multiple Benefits: The Tangible Benefit of Collaborative Thinking and Doing
A thought that underlies all city strategies, plans and actions is to leverage available resources to create multiple benefits for
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St. Louis, The Evolution of an American Urban Landscape
St. Louis , The Evolution of an American Urban Landscape, [2001] describes a city that was once among the “first
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Best Cities for TDM
Best Cities forTDM reflects the fact that many American cities have extensive TDM programs that promote multi-modal mobility to all
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Livability.COM
Livability is a great source for information about what makes small cities great places to live. “The best downtowns foster
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Character Towns in Central Florida: A Ten-Town Review
Ten “character towns” in Central Florida were selected for continuing study. . This article presents the idea of the downtowns
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The Image of the City
The Image of the City by Kevin Lynch is one of the all-time best contributions to the art and science
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Community and the Politics of Place
Community and the Politics of Place by Daniel Kemmis [1990] reflects the authors orientation and base of thought coming from
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The Best Small to Mid-sized Cities in the U.S.
The Best Small to Mid-sized Cities in the U.S. reports the findings of Livability’s second on the subject. The criteria used
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The Small Town Planning Handbook
The Small Town Planning Handbook [2007].
This Handbook is very useful for all towns, and specifically for small towns. The contents include chapters on strategy, comprehensive planning, economic development planning, neighborhoods, downtowns and special districts covering all the relevant physical dimensions of city and town planning.