Topic – Neighborhoods
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Interview with Christopher Leinberger
A way to save suburbia
Veteran urban planner and real estate developer Christopher Leinberger recenty gave an interview with the news blog The Infrastructurist, where…
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Houston QOL Committee: graffiti, historic preservation
Notes from Feb. 5 meeting
PUBLIC MEETING NOTES City Council Members of the Quality Life Committee met yesterday to discuss the problem of graffiti in…
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Studies identify keys to safer roads
Older cities fare best
Smaller blocks, more intersections improve safety.
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Fun is key to successful cities like Austin, San Antonio
Fun = economic development
Cities rich in “consumption amenities” - the attractions that make a city fun - “disproportionately [attracted] highly-educated individuals and experienced…
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Obama well-acquainted with the work of Jane Jacobs
Death and Life of Cities
Obama has read The Death and Life of Great American Cities, and launched into a discussion of the relationship between cities and suburbs.
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Decoding the Mediterranean town
Recent information reveals that old Mediterranean towns were built in an emergent fashion, rather than as the result of large-scale…
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Buffalo looks to adopt smart planning code
The City of Buffalo must reform its zoning code to foster economic development, according to this opinion piece written by…
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The return of the cargo trike
A Massachusetts company called the New Amsterdam Project is using industrial tricycles to deliver goods in an effort to reduce…
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New guide aids funders in transformational grantmaking
Focus is on systemic change
The Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities (TFN) has created a new guide to assist funding agencies that…
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