Monthly Archive:: August 2005
Applying freakonomics to CoolTowns: What is freakonomics and why should it matter? Renowned economist Steven Levitt
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Charlotte a destination for affordability: That is… attainable housing that doesn’t look like subsidized affordable housing. For
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Upper Rock District’ finally gets the green light: It shows you have to be patient to be progressive. A year
How to experience the hidden community: Yesterday we talked about how the coolest neighborhoods can be, well, a
Been there, done that’ doesn’t always fly: Ever walk into a neighborhood that people rave about, then wonder what
Houston the latest downtown on the verge of growth: There were only 2560 people living downtown, but that population jumped 43%
What? Single households now outnumber families: Yep, Stouffer’s will be selling a lot more of these. The census
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What? Condos now worth more than houses?!: Yep, it’s true. The National Association of Realtors reported that in fourth
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Branding a city (like Chicago): How do you brand such a big city like Chicago? Smart City
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Lego shows the future of town building?: Why is it that you have to choose neighborhoods that other people
Dispelling a few urban myths…: Is this urban housing migration mentioned on Monday true? Here are some
The value of ‘no frills chic: Now that the national homebuilders are on the urban homebuilding bandwagon, let’s
National homebuilders going urban?!: Ok, so now you know everybody’s doing it if the likes of
Making ‘planned spontaneity’ easier: If there’s one thing that appeals to our audience, it’s planned spontaneity
The $5 independent-business lunch dilemma: It’s lunchtime (for entrepreneurs, that could mean anytime between noon and 6
Being spaces’ – productive, social or both: Is your workplace becoming your characterless home? Is your home becoming your
Introducing ‘Generation C’ – CoolTown-ready: I often have difficulty formally identifying the market for CoolTowns, mainly because
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Collaborative filtering’ for towns: Collaborative filtering: the method of making automatic predictions about the interests of
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10 great public places: Yesterday I presented Project for Public Spaces’ principles for what makes a
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What makes a public place great?: What makes a public place great? A good start is to ask
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Finally! Health insurance for free agents!: It’s long been a frustration for individual entrepreneurs (aka free agents) who
