An interview with Thomas Friedman, “Why cities matter in an age of acceleration”.
“If you want to be an optimist, stand on your head. The world looks a lot better from the bottom […]
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A Quintessential Character Town…Sulphur Springs TX
Two years of collaborative planning produced a $6.3 million renewal of the rural city’s four-acre civic square and main streets.
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FINANCE STRATEGIES for SMALL CITIES and TOWNS.
THE IDEA OF A FINANCIAL STRATEGY. In business, this idea would be about the business model for the enterprise, a
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Cities of Knowledge, Cold War Science and the Search for the Next Silicon Valley by Margaret Pugh O’Mara
The premise is that the “cities of knowledge”, such as Silicon Valley, were not the result of random, market driven forces,
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The Mind Boggling History of City Recycling
Ever wondered about the history of city recycling? As someone who oversees your local community recycling programs, it’s good to
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The Simplest Tool for Improving Cities Is Also Free
“Ms. Hendren is an artist and design researcher, a professor at Olin College of Engineering and the author of “What
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The 2020 Census of Population is Out
The long-awaited 2020 U.S. Census of Population is now available. There are many summaries and analyses of the findings, the
John Nolen, Landscape Architect and City Planner.
From Amazon…John Nolen (1869–1937) was the first American to identify himself exclusively as a town and city planner. In 1903, at