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.
The San Antonio Riverwalk
The downtown loop of the famed San Antonio Riverwalk, or Paseo del Rio, is a 2 1/2 mile stretch of […]
The Simplest Tool for Improving Cities Is Also Free
“Ms. Hendren is an artist and design researcher, a professor at Olin College of Engineering and the author of “What […]
The Social Infrastructure Aspiration of the City’s General Plan
Leveraging Physical Assets to Create Community Civility and Sociability. The vision of most small cities and towns in America, however […]
The Strategic Main Street: Everything Leveraged.
LEVERAGE PUBLIC BUILDINGS. City Hall must be on or near main street to get the full impact of its influence. […]
The United States Conference of Mayors
According to a recent communication from the American City & County Government Update, “electric vehicles listed as top priority by […]
The Wealth of Humans
The Wealth of Humans presents a fine argument for building human capital and leveraging it to strengthen all cities, including […]
The West Orange Trail, Winter Garden FL.
The City of Winter Garden was established in 1903. During most of the twentieth century, the City and its region […]
There’s a 750 Mile Bike Trail in New York.
From the New York Times “Last December, the Empire State Trail — a sprawling, 750-mile cyclist and pedestrian route that […]
There’s a 750 Mile Bike Trail in New York
Last December, the Empire State Trail — a sprawling, 750-mile cyclist and pedestrian route that connects Buffalo to Albany and […]
Thinking About Thinking.
THE NEW DECADE. As the “teens” become the “twenties”, a pause is permitted to contemplate to past and the future. […]
Thinking for a Living: Preparing to Solve Known Problems, Being Ready for Unanticipated Events and Taking Advantage of Opportunities.
Thinking. Every professional regards her/himself as a thinker, a thoughtful person ready to tackle the problems of the day. In […]
This Is the Best Size for a Porch
CT.org…Southern Living has figured out porch sizing for small homes. The article below describes a minimum 6-foot depth with the […]
This is what sea level rise will do to coastal cities
Sea level rise is already redrawing coastlines around the world. What happens when the coast retreats through a major city? […]
Top 10 planning practices for making things happen in rural and small towns
CT.org…The following article offers ways for rural towns to fight regression and stabilize their social and economic systems. However, the […]
Top 50 Cities for Global Trade
Top 50 Cities for Global Trade published by Global Trade Magazine presents the evolution of global cities. The article can […]
TOWN SQUARE City of Boynton Beach FL
Town Square is a 16-acre site in downtown Boynton Beach. The project includes the renovation of the historic Boynton Beach […]
Transformative infrastructure funding is here. The application process for getting it still needs work.
Brookings has a terrific article on the status of the process for small cities and towns to access federal infrastructure […]
Robots Take On the Final Mile
Robots Take On the Final Mile Imagine if the next time you place an order for delivery from your favorite […]
The Business Sector Worries about Affordable Housing
CharacterTowns.org mined recent articles, focusing on affordable housing and concerns of the industrial sector. In all of the articles, the […]