A Person to Know: Lawrence Halprin 1916-2009
Highlights. Cities is one of those books from the 1960s when idealism in city planning was blooming, design was a valuable […]
PROFILES OF PEOPLE TO KNOW, Special Features
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BOOKS
“The Rise of the Rest: How Entrepreneurs in Surprising Places are Building the New American Dream” by Steve Case
FROM AMAZON… #1 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER Steve Case, cofounder of America Online and Revolution and New York Times
BOOKS
“Adrift: America in 100 Charts” by Scott Galloway
From CT.org Professor Galloway describes economic and social conditions in the U.S. using a wide array of statistics; useful in
BOOKS
“Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time” by Jeff Speck
CT.org…Walkability of cities is an important element of every city’s plans for livability, transportation, recreation and neighborhoods. Walter Kulash and
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES, Special Features
Columbus, Georgia: A Quintessential Character Town
HISTORY. Columbus is a city in western Georgia some 100 miles southwest of Atlanta. Founded in 1828 by an act
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES, PROFILES OF PEOPLE TO KNOW, Special Features
John Nolen, Landscape Architect and City Planner
The his recent biography of Mr. Nolen, R. Bruce Stephenson describes the importance of Mr. Nolen’s career and his influence
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES, CLIMATE CHANGE ARTICLES
Nearly Every Country Signs On to a Sweeping Deal to Protect Nature
From NYT…Roughly 190 nations, aiming to halt a dangerous decline in biodiversity, agreed to preserve 30 percent of the planet’s
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES
Sidewalks and Trails
From CT.org…FDOT has done a great service in describing their ideas and specs for sidewalks. A useful guide plus links
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES
City Sidewalks
A Limited Resource Needs Management Mobility is the prize…every person should be able to safely get anywhere anytime at a