A Person to Know: Lawrence Halprin 1916-2009
Highlights. Cities is one of those books from the 1960s when idealism in city planning was blooming, design was a valuable commodity, environmentalism was new and cities were just beginning their comeback. [The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1963.] People like Halprin led the way with lofty ideals and ideas, strong skills and a classical foundation in history, design and […]
Contents – February 2023
CONTENTS – February 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 the “active zone” along main street with […]
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. […]
“The Rise of the Rest: How Entrepreneurs in Surprising Places are Building the New American Dream” by Steve Case
FROM AMAZON… #1 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER Steve Case, cofounder of America Online and Revolution and New York Times bestselling author of The Third Wave, shows how entrepreneurs across the country are building groundbreaking companies, renewing communities, and creating new jobs—in the process reimagining the American landscape and bringing people together around a shared […]
“Adrift: America in 100 Charts” by Scott Galloway
From CT.org Professor Galloway describes economic and social conditions in the U.S. using a wide array of statistics; useful in discerning what’s happening in cities. From Amazon: “In Adrift, Galloway looks to the past – from 1945 to present day – to explain just how America arrived at this precipice. Telling the story of our […]
“Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time” by Jeff Speck
CT.org…Walkability of cities is an important element of every city’s plans for livability, transportation, recreation and neighborhoods. Walter Kulash and Dan Burden have done seminal work on walkability for decades. Walkable City Rules is an important addition to the movement and a stimulus for continued action. Nearly every US city would like to be more […]
Eyes on the Street: The Life of Jane Jacobs
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Meet Your New Security Guard: A 300-Pound Robot
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Columbus, Georgia: A Quintessential Character Town
HISTORY. Columbus is a city in western Georgia some 100 miles southwest of Atlanta. Founded in 1828 by an act of the Georgia Legislature, Columbus was situated at the beginning of the navigable portion of the Chattahoochee River and on the last stretch of the Federal Road before entering Alabama. This was for centuries and […]
John Nolen, Landscape Architect and City Planner
The his recent biography of Mr. Nolen, R. Bruce Stephenson describes the importance of Mr. Nolen’s career and his influence in shaping the planning and urban design professions. From Amazon…“John Nolen (1869–1937) was the first American to identify himself exclusively as a town and city planner. In 1903, at the age of thirty-four, he enrolled in […]