“What Makes a Great City” by Alexander Garvin
FROM AMAZON… “What makes a great city? Not a good city or a functional city but a great city. A […]
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cities
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES
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
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES
The Power of Exhibitions and Fairs
to educate, promote economic development and enhance civic pride. SMALL CITIES AND TOWNS HAVE MUCH TO CELEBRATE. Every city and
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES
The Future of Small Cities Institute
It is always a treat to find grassroots organizations devoted to the success of small cities and towns. The Future
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The Innovative Cities Lecture Series, Tom Mortensen
Review various site planning and design techniques, approaches, principles, successes, pitfalls, and roadblocks to designing Green Infrastructure. How do historical
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES, CONTENTS
Contents – December 2021
CONTENTS – December 2021 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT IDEAS FOR SMALL CITIES AND TOWNS… City of Chicago’s first-ever Equitable Transit-Oriented
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Recast Your City: How to Save Your Downtown with Small-Scale Manufacturing
“Too many U.S. cities and towns have been focused on a model of economic development that relies on recruiting one
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Retrofitting Suburbia: Urban Design Solutions for Redesigning Suburbs
“Updated with a new Introduction by the authors and a foreword by Richard Florida, this book is a comprehensive guide