Technology: the Disruptive Tsunami Headed for City Hall.
TECHNOLOGY FOR TOWNS. Small cities and towns are evolving beyond the fear of change to accept the benefits of newtechnologies […]
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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
Triumph of the City by Edward Glaeser
How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier and Happier Mr. Glaeser is an unabashed advocate of the
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High-End Culture Comes to Shopping Malls
CharacterTowns.org enjoys the cross-overs between commerce and culture. The following article from the New York Times offers another example where
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“Next Generation Infrastructure: Principles for Post-Industrial Public Works 2nd Edition” by Hillary Brown
Despite being five years old, the ideas and insights offered in Next Generation Infrastructure are useful when deciding how to
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Urban Infrastructure. A Holistic System of Smart, Green Facilities.
THE IDEA OF INFRASTRUCTURE. Character towns have strong, well-funded infrastructure systems. Potable water supply, wastewater disposal, solid waste collection and
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Small Cities and Towns as Players in the Global Economy: The Character Town as an Entrepreneurial Town.
A vision that many small cities and towns may have is to be a participant in the global economy. With
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Startup Communities, Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City by Brad Feld
Brad Feld’s book offers a succinct, insightful and readable view into the world of entrepreneurs, the people that start, or
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City Schools, A Partnership Between the City and the School Board
CHARACTER TOWNS PUT EDUCATION FIRST. CHARACTER TOWNS PUT EDUCATION FIRST. The fact that the schools belong to the county or
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The Benefits of Trees
Excerpts from Published Work… Public Health and Social Benefits: Clean air: Trees produce oxygen, intercept airborne particulates, and reduce smog,