infrastructure
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES
Main Street Special Districts: Self-Sustaining System.
MAKE “SPECIAL DISTRICTS” SPECIAL. A downtown district, as a legal and geographically specific entity has the opportunity to control its
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES, CONTENTS
Contents – March 2024
CONTENTS – March 2024 Character towns, small and large, help build social cohesion, community connections, civic pride and
BOOKS
“Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life” by
“A Paean to public architecture and the buildings and places that bring us together, Eric Klinenberg’s Palaces for the People shows how
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES
The Social Infrastructure Aspiration of the City’s General Plan
Leveraging Physical Assets to Create Community Civility and Sociability. The vision of most small cities and towns in America, however
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES
Attributes of a Social Infrastructure Plan for a Character Town.
The Mission is to Build Communities with Character. The mission of design professionals, developers and city officials who build the
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES, CONTENTS
Contents – November 2023
CONTENTS – November 2023 Character towns, small and large, build social cohesion, community connections, civic pride, hometown spirit and
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES
The Multiple Benefits of Co-Located Infrastructure
CONCEPT. “Multiple Benefits” is a great concept in normal times; in times of economic stress, it is an exceptional concept.
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES
Institutions are Social Infrastructure.
The Sinews of Small Cities and Towns The Need for Institutions. Institutions embody the values of society and the processes used