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“Missing Middle Housing: Thinking Big and Building Small to Respond to Today’s Housing Crisis” by Daniel G. Parolek
OPTICOS DESIGN FOUNDER DANIEL PAROLEK inspired a new movement for housing choice in 2010 when he coined the term “Missing Middle Housing,” a transformative concept that highlights a time-proven and beloved way to provide more housing and more housing choices in sustainable, walkable places. Called “Missing” because these residential homes have typically been illegal to […]
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“Backdoor Revolution: The Definitive Guide to ADU Development” by Kol Peterson
From CT.org Missing Middle Housing, a term invented by Dan Parolek [ https://islandpress.org/books/missing-middle-housing], has expanded the conversation about how people can live in settings that are not single family homes or apartment complexes. ADUs are a big part of the new mix of housing types as are cottages, duplexes, quadraplexes and small apartment buildings. Add […]
Index to Special Features [2021-present]
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City Parks: America’s New Infrastructure – Overview
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Amanda Burden: How public spaces make cities work
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Lake Wales FL, A Quintessential Character Town.
CHARACTER. The City of Lake Wales Florida is located in Polk County and lies among rolling hills on the highest ground in peninsular Florida. In the valleys around Lake Wales, there are many clear lakes that furnish year-round recreational opportunities. The city is located in the geographical center of the Florida peninsula, and is accessible […]
Person to know about…Doug Farr
CT.org…Mr. Farr’s synthesis of sustainability and urbanism gives every city and town a path for remaining or becoming a successful character town…a great addition to the cause. Doug Farr is a nationally-recognized architect, urbanist, and author. He leads Chicago-based Farr Associates, a pioneering, sustainability-driven architecture and urban design firm that plans and designs lovable and […]
Index of Climate Change Articles [2021-present]
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The Bloomberg Carbon Clock
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Reminder…Sources and Uses of Energy
A Reminder…The sources of greenhouse gases can be grouped into five categories: Transportation is the biggest, perhaps electric vehicles will reduce this number, over time. Hydrogen is still on the list. Electricity generation is second. The chart below shows the contribution of renewable sources to the generation of electricity. Industrial greenhouse gas emissions primarily come […]