Character Towns as Entrepreneurial Cities.
Character Towns are Ideal Entrepreneurial Cities. Character towns are not just pretty places; when well designed, they accommodate innovators, social […]
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City Parks: America’s New Infrastructure Overview
CharacterTowns.org was pleased to find this fine presentation by the City Parks Alliance about the role of city parks in
World is in danger of missing Paris climate target, summit is warned by Fiona Harvey
From the Guardian Minister tells more than 80 world leaders that not enough is being done. The world is still
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Envisioning a Town with Character.
The Idea of Vision. The vision of a character town is an image of the future in your mind; a
BOOKS
“A Better Planet: Forty Big Ideas for a Sustainable Future” by Daniel C. Esty
FROM AMAZON: Sustainability has emerged as a global priority over the past several years. The 2015 Paris Agreement on climate
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Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN)
ABOUT PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS Project Safe Neighborhoods is a nationwide initiative that brings together federal, state, local and tribal law
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“Streetfight, Handbook for an Urban Revolution” by Janette Sadik-Khan and Seth Solomonow
SUMMARY The author’s experience working for Mayor Bloomberg in New York City is inspirational. The transition for a car-dominant transportation
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The Florida 2030 Blueprint
Florida is now the third most populous state and by 2030, 26 million Floridians will call Florida home and 1.5
BOOKS
Small Town Economic Development: Reports on Growth Strategies in Practice by Joaquin Jay Gonzalez III, PhD, Roger L. Kemp, PhD, Jonathan Rosenthal, MPA, AICP
The book begins with nine articles on the state of small towns and cities in the United States, and ends
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Porto Revival
Monocle films visits Porto, Portugal to discover how one city leader is determined to stop gentrification destroying his city.” Vision