Campus Master Planning; Processes, Composition and Design Principles
Campus Master Planning relies on a holistic, integrated approach to connecting different but complementary land uses, buildings and activities to […]
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES
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.
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES, QUINTESSENTIAL CHARACTER TOWNS
The 10 High-Tech Cities You’ll Want to Call Home
10 high-tech cities you’ll want to call home presents the list of cities and the criteria used for selection. The
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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
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES, QUINTESSENTIAL CHARACTER TOWNS
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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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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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,
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City Finance Plans; Comprehensive Long Range Business Models
City Finance Plans are the vehicles for small cities and towns to take a comprehensive long range view of their sources and
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Financing Redevelopment; City Support for Private Projects
Financing redevelopment for private projects is sometimes in the best interest of small city and town yearning for new infill