How Do You Map the Character of a City? A New Tool Offers Solutions.
The historic character of a community is often obvious. But in some places the past is less obvious and its […]
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Hydrogen Brings New Hope to an Old Industry Titan
From the Wall Street Journal Spinning trendy green assets out of venerable industrial companies at high valuations is a strategy
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Placemaking
Places make projects more valuable. In one sense, it’s the old – location, location, location. But then, one has to
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Dahlonega, Georgia, A Quintessential Character Town.
CHARACTER. The City’s visitor-based economy depends on being and remaining an interesting, pleasant and prosperous place for residents, businesses and
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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
BOOKS
“Superforecasting” by Philip E. Tetlock and Dan Gardner
The Art and Science of Prediction The theory, simply put, is that an organized collection of well-informed people can predict
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Poundbury Reconsidered and Prince Charles’ Ten Urban Design Principles.
How things change: just as the Prince’s ideas on organic food and the environment have gone mainstream (homeopathy less so),
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‘Everything Going the Wrong Way’: Dollar Stores Hit a Pandemic Downturn
Another interesting and revealing article from The New York Times. It seems Dollar Stores in all their manifestations are not
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TravelCenters of America to Add Hydrogen Fueling Sites for Big Rigs
From the Wall Street Journal “Truck-stop operator TravelCenters of America Inc. is stepping up its alternative-energy game as tougher regulations
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What is an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) – and Tips for Building One
From Zillow Accessory dwelling units or ADUs — those separate living units tucked inside a single family home or sharing