Contents – May 2023

CONTENTS – May 2023

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT IDEAS FOR SMALL CITIES AND TOWNS…

Character towns, small and large, build social cohesion, community connections and civic pride with strong neighborhoods, successful development corridors, superior schools and inviting downtowns with residents, businesses and civic assets that are functional, accessible and beautiful. This edition focuses on neighborhoods.

• Great Neighborhoods, A Commitment to Primacy…wck.
• Superior Public Schools, Towns are Teachers…wck.
• Parks, Plazas, Trails and Open Spaces…wck.
• Multiple Benefits of Co-Located Neighborhood Venues…wck.

CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVITIES

CharacterTowns.org has presented many ideas and articles that identify actions that can be taken by small cities and towns to address climate change challenges, including…

• Generators of Greenhouse Gases from https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions
• Green Innovation at Phipps from Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens.
• U.S. renewable electricity surpassed coal in 2022 from Yahoo! Finance, 3.27.23.
• Bloomberg Carbon Clock, CO2 Monthly Readings through March 2023.

SPECIAL FEATURES…

• Profiles of People to Know…Paul Davidoff, 1930-1984, Crusader.
• Portfolio of Quintessential Character Towns…Tavares FL
• Video [17:48] Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action, Simon Sinek, 12.27.11.
• Video [18:37] 4 ways to make a city more walkable, Jeff Speck, 3.2.17.

BOOKS…

• Increments of Neighborhood: A Compendium of Built Types for Walkable and Vibrant Communities by Brian O’Looney, ORO Editions, 2020.
• Mirror for Man: The Relation of Anthropology to Modern Life, (Routledge Classic Texts in Anthropology) 1st Edition, 1949 by Clyde Kluckhohn, introduced by Andrea Smith.
• Pocket Neighborhoods: Creating Small-Scale Community in a Large-Scale World by Ross Chapin (Author), Sarah Susanka (Foreword), Taunton Press; First Edition, 2011.
• Better Together, Restoring the American Community, Robert D. Putnam and Lewis M. Feldstein, Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, 2003.