ARTICLES
The Original Articles archives of CharacterTowns.org presents papers that discuss practical and conceptual ideas for designing, building and managing character towns and small cities that are interesting, pleasant and prosperous places for residents, businesses and visitors.
Contents – September 2023
CONTENTS – September 2023 THE QUINTESSENTIAL CHARACTER TOWN EDITION SMALL CITIES AND TOWNS WITH CHARACTER “Envisioning a Town […]
COP26
The UK will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow on 31 October – […]
Corrine Drive, A Local Haunt at an In-Between, Heretofore Overlooked Location.
Corrine Drive has become a place, in addition to being a poorly maintained road. The place is interesting; interesting to […]
Crashing Plates and Big Ice
The Climate Has been Changing for Quite a While. ROCKIN’ AND ROLLIN’. We struggle to fully appreciate the impact of the shifting […]
Critical Rare Earth Elements
What are “Critical Rare Earths”? According to Dr. Alex King, U.S. Department of Energy, Ames Lab Director, critical refers to […]
Critical Thinking
CRITICAL THINKING is a valued skill taught and learned by the professions, such as law, planning, medicine, engineering and architecture. […]
Critical Thinking; Attributes of Creative Thought
Creative Thinking is a learned skill especially focused on the professions of law, medicine, architecture and planning. Creative thinking and systems […]
Critical Thinking, Attributes of Creative Thought
CRITICAL THINKING is a valued skill taught and learned by the professions, such as law, planning, medicine, engineering and architecture. […]
Dahlonega, Georgia, A Quintessential Character Town.
CHARACTER. The City’s visitor-based economy depends on being and remaining an interesting, pleasant and prosperous place for residents, businesses and […]
Dallas Makerspace
We use these resources to collaborate on individual and community projects in order to promote science, technology and art; while […]
David Barth, PhD
CT.org has always appreciated David as a great gentleman as well as one at the top of his field. His […]
DC Vibrant Retail Streets Toolkit
An After Thought on the 2013 Workshop from CT.org. The City issued an RFQ to solicit neighborhood organizations interested in […]
Defining Housing Affordability.
Housing programs in the United States have long measured housing affordability in terms of percentage of income. In the 1940s, […]
DeLand FL, A Quintessential Character Town
The City is the home of Stetson University and the seat of Volusia County government, both with facilities near downtown. […]
Delivery Robots Aren’t Ready; When They Could Be Needed Most.
Sheltering in place has driven up demand for deliveries, but machines still have trouble confronting the unpredictability of the real […]
Delivery Robots, Competing with Pedestrians for the Sidewalk.
The time is now for public right-of-way policy. Delivery robots are being tested in many urban settings. Planning for robots […]
Design Neighborhoods as if they were Parks.
THE IDEA OF NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS AND URBAN OPEN SYSTEMS. Character neighborhoods have extensive areas and lands devoted to parks and […]