Main Street “Activity Zones”.
New Downtown Retail and Restaurant Site Design Factors. The “Active Zone” of Shops and Restaurants. Whether you are worried about […]
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CITY PLANNING ARTICLES, CONTENTS
Contents – April 2024
CONTENTS – April 2024 Character towns, small and large, are economic systems with jobs and family incomes driven
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Essential Downtown Venues
The Basic Idea. Downtowns are the focal destination of every character town. Main street is the “there there”. For main
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Sustainable Urbanism
The confluence of sustainabilty and urbanism offers a rich framework for planning, designing, building and managing small cities and towns.
PROFILES OF PEOPLE TO KNOW
“The Upcycle” A Presentation and Signing with William McDonough.
CharacterTowns.org regards William McDonough as one of the great thinkers of our time. His work on the built environment sets
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Russia in the Arctic
CharacterTowns.org has been following a number of activities related to climate change, geopolitics and the Arctic. Three recent articles highlight
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Yale Climate Connections: Climate Explained by Gary Yohe, Henry Jacoby and Richard Richels
“The evidence is compelling on human activity as the principal cause of global warming. “Research conducted worldwide makes clear that
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Sustaining Character Neighborhoods.
VISION: NEIGHBORHOOD SUSTAINABILITY. A sustainable neighborhood has its physical, economic and social spheres of activity in balance. The neighborhood’s natural
BOOKS
Government 3.0 – Next Generation Government Technology Infrastructure and Services by Adegboyega Ojo & Jeremy Millard
Keeping up with technology and its applications to municipal governance is a constant exercise. Books such as the Government 3.0