Sustaining Safe Neighborhoods.
THE RANGE OF SAFETY ISSUES. Small cities and towns have experience employing their police, fire and rescue teams to protect […]
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The Neighborhood Safe.
NEIGHBORHOOD PRIMACY. The primary mission of every city, as has been mentioned many times by CharacterTowns.org, is to protect people
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Wells Fargo to Donate $1 Billion for Affordable Housing
Three unnamed cities are on a shortlist to score a philanthropic windfall from the Wells Fargo Foundation, the scandal-plagued megabank’s
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Technology Headed for City Hall.
TECHNOLOGY FOR TOWNS. Small cities and towns will evolve beyond the fear of change to accept the benefits of new
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Seeing Trees, A History of Street Trees in New York City and Berlin by Sonja Dümpelmann
FROM YALE BOOKS… “A fascinating and beautifully illustrated volume that explains what street trees tell us about humanity’s changing relationship
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“Biophilic Cities: Integrating Nature into Urban Design and Planning” by Timothy Beatley
FROM AMAZON… “Tim Beatley has long been a leader in advocating for the ‘greening’ of cities. But too often, he
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The Benefits of Trees
Public Health and Social Benefits: Clean air: Trees produce oxygen, intercept airborne particulates, and reduce smog, enhancing a community’s respiratory
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Neighborhood Trees and Tree Canopies.
OBJECTIVE. Every neighborhood in America is concerned about increasing its tree canopy for its aesthetic, environmental and real estate value.
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Neighborhood Mobility
The Idea of Mobility for Neighborhoods and Neighbors. The concept of the home-based trip has many facets. There are many
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“Transportation for Livable Cities” by Vukan R. Vuchic
Though this book is somewhat dated, now being 20 years since production, the thoughts are clear, well organized, fundamentally sound