“Pocket Neighborhoods: Creating Small-Scale Community in a Large-Scale World” by Ross Chapin
From CT.org… Pocket Neighborhoods and Micro Cottages, the marriage of special living styles suitable for a unique workforce housing application […]
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Will World-Class Architecture Bring Civic Pride Back to Memphis?
Spurred by Herzog & de Meuron’s new art museum and a rethought waterfront park by Studio Gang, city leaders turn
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Micro Cottages
Micro Cottages are small single-family homes with living/dining areas, bedrooms, bathrooms and kitchens plus a large usable porch serving as
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Fairhope, Alabama, A Quintessential Character Town
The City of Fairhope began as a dream in the minds of a group of populist reformers who were seeking
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The City Beautiful Movement by William H. Wilson
From CT.org…Like many movements and theories, they are forced into an all or nothing mode; often rejected because “all” is
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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
Paul Davidoff, 1930-1984.
Professor Davidoff was an advocacy planner pursuing zoning and approaches that favored people of all classes and incomes. A practitioner
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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