Articles provided by wck planning and articles by others discuss a wide variety of issues and opportunities facing small cities and towns. Ideas matter and history helps with practical and conceptual ideas and information about cities, city planning and city-building. The Articles gallery of CharacterTowns.org presents papers that discuss issues and opportunities for those thinking and doing city-building.
PURPOSE. CharacterTowns.org was curious about the relationship between neighborhood sidewalks and residential property values. To find the answer, a study […]
THE MISSION. Educating people is a broad-ranging goal of every city, every neighborhood and every household. Formal schooling for children
THE IDEA OF NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS AND URBAN OPEN SYSTEMS. Character neighborhoods have extensive areas and lands devoted to parks and
FINANCING FOR SMART CITIES AND URBAN SERVICES Cisco Systems, Inc. has established the City Infrastructure Financing Acceleration Program (CIFAP) that
PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. The neighborhood’s physical infrastructure is the most visible and obvious. Whether in established or new neighborhoods, the standard
NEIGHBORHOODS USED TO BE OUR COMMUNITY OF PLACE AND INTEREST. The neighborhood, whether in the suburbs or the city, was
NEIGHBORHOODS MATTER. The first responsibility of every city is to protect the homes and neighborhoods of its citizens. Neighborhood preservation,
CHARACTER NEIGHBORHOODS CARE ABOUT EDUCATION, HEALTH AND SAFETY. Society is based on the presumption that we will all abide by
CharacterTowns.org is devoted to the ideas and ideals of sustainable urbanism and especially the social sphere of the system. Robert
The core asset of every small city and town is its neighborhoods. As the city pursues its vision of being