Rehabbed & Ready in Detroit
Why Rehabbed & Ready? Rehabbed & Ready is a one-of-a-kind program designed to create opportunities for homeownership in Detroit’s neighborhoods, […]
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Global Readiness Challenge – 2021 and Beyond
NOTE FROM CharacterTowns.org: Whether or not your community decides to participate in this program, understanding the criteria and the processes
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Ideal Neighborhood Character Blends Order, Uniqueness
Neighborhood character is incredibly important to overall perception of neighborhood quality. We’re not going to define this important community development
PROFILES OF PEOPLE TO KNOW, Special Features, VIDEOS
Four ways to make a city more walkable.
Jeff Speck is a city planner and urban designer who advocates internationally for more walkable cities.
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Tenement Museum
Museums are our windows into lives beyond ourselves. Museums give us a glimpse of people, places and events beyond our
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The Power of Exhibitions and Fairs to educate, promote economic development and enhance civic pride.
CELEBRATIONS. Every city and town has something to celebrate: an historic event, the birthday of a famous resident or a
BOOKS
Urban Sociology: A Human Ecological Perspective by William A. Schwab
Importance. The social realm of sustainability is the most neglected by urban and city planners. Sociology is the profession to
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“Lights Out: A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath” by Ted Koppel
Implications for Small Cities and Towns. Electricity is the essential infrastructure in America’s economy and society. Small cities and towns have
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Urban Open Space
Leverage the Open Space System to Unify the City and Save the Environment. THE IDEA OF AN “URBAN OPEN SPACE”