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.
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 […]
City Sidewalks
A Limited Resource Needs Management Mobility is the prize…every person should be able to safely get anywhere anytime at a […]
Clarence Stein
A planner of note…Trained as an architect, Stein participated in several of the most influential housing complex designs of the […]
Clarence Stein
Trained as an architect, Stein participated in several of the most influential housing complex designs of the 20th century, including […]
Classical Learning Systems
In The Character of Physical Law, Richard Feynman explains the main differences in the traditions of how mathematical reasoning is […]
Clean Energy Breakthrough: Making Hydrogen Is Hard, but Researchers Just Solved a Major Hurdle.
For decades, researchers around the world have searched for ways to use solar power to generate the key reaction for […]
Climate Change: Global Sea Level
HIGHLIGHTS Sea level has risen 8–9 inches (21–24 centimeters) since 1880. In 2020, global sea level set a new record […]
Climate Change: Global Sea Level
Author: Rebecca Lindsey, November 19, 2019 WHAT’S CAUSING SEA LEVEL TO RISE? Global warming is causing global mean sea […]
Clock is running on our reliance on vegetation as a steady ‘carbon sink
From the Yale Climate Connections New study finds the rate of capturing CO2 is increasing at a lower rate. Trees […]
College Park, Florida Community Center
The College Park Community Center is within a neighborhood having single-family homes, duplexes and small apartment buildings. The town center […]
Columbus GA, A Quintessential Character Town.
HISTORY. Columbus is a city in western Georgia some 100 miles southwest of Atlanta. Founded in 1828 by an act […]
Columbus, Georgia: A Quintessential Character Town
HISTORY. Columbus is a city in western Georgia some 100 miles southwest of Atlanta. Founded in 1828 by an act […]
Columbus IN, A Quintessential Character Town.
THE TOWN. Columbus was settled in the 1820s by James Harrod and Daniel Boone; incorporated on June 28, 1864. The […]
Columbus, Indiana
THE TOWN. Columbus was settled in the 1820s; incorporated on June 28, 1864. The City has a population approaching 50,000. […]
Community Aesthetics.
THE IDEA OF BEAUTY. Beauty is of paramount value in many cultures. Everything is designed with both function and beauty […]
Community Aesthetics
Beauty as a Design Standard. THE IDEA OF BEAUTY. Beauty is of paramount value in many cultures. Everything is designed […]
Community Theaters: “Edu-tainment” Emporiums.
HISTORICAL ROLE OF DOWNTOWN THEATERS. Movies begat movie theaters. From the late 19thcentury until sound sprung forth in 1927, movies […]
Community Theaters, “Edu-tainment” Emporiums
Historical Role of Main Street Theaters in Small Cities and Towns. Movies begat movie theaters. From the late 19th century […]
Complete Emergency Management.
Emergency management planning has traditionally been confined to natural disasters, medical emergencies and law enforcement responses. These are, of course, […]