Suntrax
Located off I-4 between Orlando and Tampa, SunTrax is a large-scale, cutting-edge facility being developed by the Florida Department of […]
Transportation
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Five Principles of Urban Economics
From the Magazine…City Journal CharacterTowns.org came upon this great discussion of urban economic. The five principles listed below are appetizers
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Affordable Housing: An Approach for Creating and Keeping an Affordable Housing Inventory.
THE HOUSEHOLD INCOME-EXPENSE SQUEEZE. Providing affordable housing for the town’s residents is the challenge of the day. Middle and low
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The Idea of “Complete”
The idea of “Complete” is using an ordinary word to describe holism of a system. “Complete” is an ordinary word
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Pedestrian Crossings; be all in.
Pedestrian safety is rising in the conscience of everyone. More people are walking in and biking in urban areas and
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Missing Middle Housing.
OPTICOS DESIGN FOUNDER DANIEL PAROLEK inspired a new movement for housing choice in 2010 when he coined the term “Missing
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Sustaining Safe Neighborhoods.
THE RANGE OF SAFETY ISSUES. Small cities and towns have experience employing their police, fire and rescue teams to protect
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Planning Affordable Housing and Neighborhood.
THE HOUSEHOLD INCOME-EXPENSE SQUEEZE. The affordability of housing in America at the start of the 21st century is an issue
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Complexity Theory Overview.
CharacterTowns.org, from time to time, has injected descriptions of scientific methods and theories into the discussion of city planning. The