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.
Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN)
ABOUT PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS Project Safe Neighborhoods is a nationwide initiative that brings together federal, state, local and tribal law […]
Property Values and Sidewalks, 2018
Purpose: The Study compares the property value of homes on one side of the street with sidewalks to homes on […]
Public Entrepreneurs: The Visionary Risk-Takers of an Entrepreneurial City
Public Entrepreneurs: The Visionary Risk-Takers of an Entrepreneurial City describes the role of the city officials and institutional leaders who […]
Public Entrepreneurs, The Visionary Leaders and Risk-Takers of an Entrepreneurial City.
ENTREPRENEURS WANTED. Entrepreneurs are icons of the private sector, particularly the start-ups of the high tech world. As Mitchel Weiss […]
Public Libraries as Business Incubators
Suppose you have an idea for a new digital services business – a business that delivers some value to others […]
Quintessential Character Town, Greenville SC
GREENVILLE is the county seat of Greenville County in northwest South Carolina. Created in 1786, the county was named either […]
Quintessential Character Town…DeLandFL.
CHARACTER. The City is the home of Stetson University and the seat of Volusia County government, both with facilities near […]
Radically Rural Offers Six Exciting Program Tracks!
Radically Rural is built around six engaging program tracks that are highly relevant for rural communities and small towns: Arts […]
Rapid buses cut travel time in half for these Louisville neighborhoods. Are more to come?
It used to take Ronald Yates almost an hour to commute from his job in Valley Station to his home […]
Rarely Taught Planning Skills.
Fundamental Skills for Planners. For the planning profession to survive and prosper, its practitioners need to find a position of […]
Reading about Small Modular (Nuclear) Reactors – SMR’s
An Essential Component of a Comprehensive Energy Program. CT.org believes nuclear energy is one of the sustainable sources of energy […]
Reduce, reuse and recycle…recycling challenged.
From ChracterTowns.org…Florida Trend has constructed an excellent article of the efficacy of recycling. One conclusion is to put the emphasis […]
Rehabbed & Ready in Detroit
Why Rehabbed & Ready? Rehabbed & Ready is a one-of-a-kind program designed to create opportunities for homeownership in Detroit’s neighborhoods, […]
Reminder…Sources and Uses of Energy
From EPA and EIA A Reminder…The sources of greenhouse gases can be grouped into five categories: Transportation is the biggest, […]
Reminder…Sources and Uses of Energy
A Reminder…The sources of greenhouse gases can be grouped into five categories: Transportation is the biggest, perhaps electric vehicles will […]
Remote Engagement.
Here in April 2020, life has become dominated by social distancing and remote engagement. The substitute for personal interactions has […]
Renew Atlanta TSPLOST
Bond Program Highlights Atlanta voters overwhelmingly supported the Renew Atlanta infrastructure bond in a special election on March 17, 2015. […]
Rescuing Derelict Roads, Rails and Rivers for Public Use.
THE PROSPECT. Valuable lands and waters are being discarded because their first use has become obsolete and most communities and […]
Resistance to development stands in way of prosperity
Critiquing the Notion of Neighborhood Character Zócalo Public Square Editor Joe Mathews takes aim at the phrase, “We want to […]
Reverse Engineering a Strategy.
The Role of Strategy. Remember that strategy is the pivot point between vision and action. Therefore, it is important to […]