Contents – January 2023

CONTENTS – January 2023

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT IDEAS FOR SMALL CITIES AND TOWNS…

Cities, small and large, build social cohesion, civic pride and community connections with libraries, museums, community gardens, civic theaters, public galleries, parks and the pathways that connect them; this month we focus on sidewalks; their roles and obligations:

• City Sidewalks…wck.
• Sidewalks and Trails, The Florida Department of Transportation.
• Urban Street Design Guide, National Association of City Transportation Officials.
• Neighborhood Sidewalks Increase Property Values, 2018…wck.

CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVITIES…

• “Nearly Every Country Signs On to a Sweeping Deal to Protect Nature”, New York Times, 12.19.2022.
• “With deadline looming, environmental groups push Florida to oppose expanding Gulf drilling”, Florida Trend, | 12/19/2022.
• Bloomberg Carbon Clock, CO2 monthly readings through November 2022.

SPECIAL FEATURES…

• Person to know about: John Nolen, Landscape Architect and City Planner.
• A Quintessential Character Town: Columbus GA.
• Video [2.55]: Meet Your New Security Guard: A 300-Pound [Sidewalk] Robot, Bloomberg Quicktake: Originals.
• Video [8.27]: Eyes on the Street – A 2011 Jane’s [Jacobs] Walk – YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCzH2mpGYxE

BOOKS…

• The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces, William H. Whyte, The Conservation Foundation, Washington D.C., 1980.
• Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time, Jeff Speck, Island Press, 2018.
• Adrift: America in 100 Charts, Scott Galloway | Portfolio | 2022.
• The Rise of the Rest: How Entrepreneurs in Surprising Places are Building the New American Dream, Steve Case, Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, 2022.