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BOOKS
Building A Vibrant Community: How Citizen-Powered Change Is Reshaping America
by Quint Studer “Every community wants to become a great place to live and work. The why is no mystery: We
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES
Tactical, High-Impact Improvements for Small Town Main Street
from Opticos Design “Not all planning projects are costly or take years to complete and/or implement. Small, tactical moves can
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES
A Quintessential Character Town…Sulphur Springs TX
Two years of collaborative planning produced a $6.3 million renewal of the rural city’s four-acre civic square and main streets.
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES
URBAN PARKS: Programming Areas and Facilities.
The Vision of an urban park. Urban parks are places of significant size and location that offer respite to city
BOOKS
“Creating a Vibrant City Center” by Cy Paumier
Creating a Vibrant City Center is a tour de force, a comprehensive discussion of the processes and products that lead
VIDEOS
Amazon’s City of The Future
What if Amazon moved its shipping centers downtown? Where drones fly into the buildings to pick up deliveries. This drone
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES
Smart Poles and Microgrids: The Bar Keeps Rising
THERE IS NO FINISH LINE. The literature, the examples and the case studies of cities across America and the
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES
New Downtown Retail and Restaurant Site Design Factors
The New Active Zone of Shops and Restaurants. Whether you are worried about the new normal, returning to the old