Makerspaces as Downtown Assets
Makerspaces have been employed around America as places where people can congregate to learn a trade, perfect a skill and […]
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES, DOWNTOWNS
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BOOKS
“Parks and Recreation System Planning, A New Approach for Creating Sustainable, Resilient Communities” by David Barth, PhD
FROM CharacterTowns.org… David Barth has provided the city-building professions with a holistic guide for developing a great parks systems while
BOOKS
“Public Libraries and Their Communities: An Introduction” by Kay Cassell
From Amazon… Public Libraries and Their Communities: An Introduction provides an overview of public librarianship today. It covers library organization,
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES, CLIMATE CHANGE ARTICLES
The Causes of Climate Change
A simplified animation of the greenhouse effect. Scientists attribute the global warming trend observed since the mid-20th century to the
BOOKS
Reaching for the Future, Creative Finance for Smaller Communities by Tom Murphy, Maureen McAvey and Bridget Lane, ULI
SUMMARY. ULI continues to produce professional studies useful to the development community and the small cities and towns they serve. This one
BOOKS
“The Sanitary City: Environmental Services in Urban America from Colonial Times to the Present” by Martin V. Melosi
Summary. Yellow fever and cholera, along with measles, the plague and other communicable diseases, had their way with city populations
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES
Multi-Modal Mobility
Getting Anyone Anywhere Anytime, Safely and Cheaply. Citywide Mobility. City streets host a wide variety of uses and activities throughout town;
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.