Investment

Fundrise pioneers crowd-invested placemaking: Just seven months ago we were outlining the inevitability of crowd-invested placemaking.

Crowd-invested placemaking… the next step: What is crowd-invested placemaking and why is it the next step? This

Locavesting, crowdfunding local businesses on the rise: We’re reaching the tipping point where our investment and tax dollars are
Housing & Lofts

For Gen Y, it’s not about the dream home, but the dream ‘hood: With the Gen Y generation, the largest demographic in U.S. history with

Developers favoring walkable over car-oriented 3 to 1: We know the demand for walkable communities is there, but what about

Small Cool Apartment 2010′ winners: Moving into smaller homes hasn’t only become a financial necessity, it’s fast
Economic Gardening
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‘Innovation Districts’ are the heart of our economic growth Since this blog’s first articles in 2003, the vision has been about placemaking for the knowledge economy – see
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Pedestrian Streets in the U.S. 2014 While there are several dozen entries on car free places (presented in the Wikipedia’s list of car-free places in
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Apple and Burning Man set car-free precedents First of all, yes, Apple’s campus is an isolated spaceship completely disconnected from the rest of the community. That
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Tactical Urbanism: Short-term action for long-term change Why wait for neighborhood change when you can do it yourself? Citizens are taking into their own hands at
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