High Performance Development Corridors
High Performance Development Corridors are the result of transforming the all too common blighted commercial strips into productive multi-use economic […]
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BOOKS, QUINTESSENTIAL CHARACTER TOWNS
Detroit, An American Autopsy.
Character towns, even small cities, can learn from Detroit. Detroit, An American Autopsy [2013] by Charlie LeDuff’s requires you to
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The Worst Streets In North America
The Worst Streets in North America provides examples of really bad streets along with the criteria used for the determination.
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City Schools, A Partnership Between the City and the School Board
City Schools is an approach that reflects the concept of city governments having responsibility for the education of their children and
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Power Failure, Politics, Patronage, and the Economic Future of Buffalo, New York.
Power Failure [2006] is a terrific analysis of the process whereby a prosperous town deteriorated into a failed city due to
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Best Cities for High Schools
Best Cities for High Schools were ranked by U.S. News and World Report. The results are important because of the
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The City’s Urban Open Space System; Leverage to Unify the City
The City’s Urban Open Space System is the town’s main tool for unifying the community. It is the primary source
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The Third Wave; The Classic Study of the Future.
Character towns can benefit from Toffler’s work.The Third Wave; The Classic Study of the Future was written by Alvin Toffler
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Developing Sustainable Planned Communities
Developing Sustainable Planned Communities [2007] offers useful insights to small cities and towns about what features are important to communities
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Park Systems Evaluated by PARKSCORE
Park systems evaluated by ParkScore can benefit from the process. ParkScore is a project of The Trust for Public Land,