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.
Bloomberg Carbon Clock January 2021
The monthly values reflect the cyclical or seasonal changes in an inexorably upward secular trend. Check out the graph of […]
Books, Cars, Coffee and Ice Cream: The Basics.
WHY GO DOWNTOWN? Bikes, books, coffee and cars are enough; but add in shops, restaurants, diners, an occasional sports bar, […]
Boston Public Library Considers Adding Apartments To 4 Library Branches
From WGBH News… Ms Saraya Wintersmith’s article from 2019 follows; it describes a citywide idea for adding other compatible uses […]
A Broadband Plan for Small Cities and Towns
A Broadband Plan for Small Cities and Towns by Mr. Levin presents his ideas on the essential requirement for all cities […]
Business Planning for a Professional Planning Consultancy
Planners planning for themselves is an anomaly; however, planning is helpful for the success of a professional planning practice. A […]
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 […]
Can Removing Highways Fix America’s Cities?
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Built in the 1950s to speed suburban commuters to and from downtown, Rochester’s Inner Loop destroyed hundreds […]
Case Study: From a traffic stop to a new car seat, KCPD social services program showing success.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In December 2016, the Kansas City Police Department launched a pilot program to embed a social worker with […]
CC Drilling for Oil in Gulf of Mexico
With deadline looming, environmental groups push Florida to oppose expanding Gulf drilling To win support from West Virginia Sen. Joe […]
Centennial International Exhibition of 1876.
The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876, the first official World’s Fair to be held in the United States, was held […]
Centering Neighborhood Priorities For Economic Inclusion: Early Outcomes From Five Cities
One year ago, Brookings and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) released a playbook for a new approach to advancing […]
Character Towns in Central Florida: A Ten-Town Review
Ten “character towns” in Central Florida were selected for continuing study. . This article presents the idea of the downtowns […]
Character Main Streets
Character main streets are the essence of a small city or town. The city’s leaders, private, public and institutional, are […]
Small City Main Street’s Potential.
Character towns have small city and town main streets that leverage vision-driven assets for societal benefits. Think of your children’s […]
Character Means Caring.
Character is Compassionate. An important feature of a character town is its compassion; its interest in taking care of its […]
Character Towns: Downtown Assets: The “Character Towns” of Central Florida…Report #5 of the Analytical Series
Character town assets form the social and economic capital foundation for city life, its civility and sociability. The assets are […]
Character Town Main Streets: The “Character Towns” of Central Florida…#3 of the Analytical Series
Character town main streets are the focal point for city life. Main street is where commercial business people, visitors and […]
Character Town Neighborhoods: The “Character Towns” of Central Florida…#6 of the Analytical Series
Character Town Neighborhoods; The “Character Towns” of Central Florida…#6 of the Analytical Series presents goals and checklists for planning and […]
Character Town Organizations
The Primary Vehicles for Civic Sociability and Community Collaboration. Organizations Drive Civility and Sociability. The organizations in a town reflect […]