Monthly Archive:: April 2006
…or maybe some oddballs walked: In our tribute to Jane Jacobs this week, the following is classic
Creative class = ‘Thousands of flowers: Most people associate Jane Jacobs (being remembered here this week) as an
A national shift toward cool or affordable places to live: It looks like the American Dream my be redefining itself, or maybe
Beauty replaces blight in the Bronx: What if one extraordinary woman wanted to help revitalize an economically-ravaged urban
Green urban village: While the Belmar development profiled yesterday is a great example of mixed-use
Replacing a shopping mall with a village: What to do with 104 acres/23 blocks of failed (the trend nowadays)
CNN: College grads chase jobs, culture in the city: If you’re educated, urban areas are ‘in’, and have been for quite
More evidence: Main streets are in, malls are out: For the last few decades, we were pretty much forced to drive
A community center for arts groups: As profiled this week, there are workplace-community centers for creatives and high-tech
How does one go from creativity to jobs?: To be more specific, how can a city and university collaborate to
Creative events for a creative venue: What good is a great theater or hall without events worth going
How a ‘living room for the creative community’ came to be: Just as Richard Florida’s research shows jobs follow talent, C3 (Creative Change
A creative third place every downtown needs: Followers of this website know that we focus on neighborhoods and districts
Can you easily identify the three new buildings?: In this elevation there are six 18th century buildings designated as City,
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The coolest of the CNU Charter Award winners: Well, outside of the fact that it’s hardly affordable, the renovated/new Historic
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CNU’s annual Charter Awards announced: If you’re wondering what the best new models for placemaking are each
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In the UK, new car-free developments a fast-growing trend: London’s Telegraph article, The fond farewells to four wheels, says it all
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Tampa Bay gets creative: The creatives in Tampa Bay, FL knew they were important to their
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