Monthly Archive:: December 2006
Springwise’s Top 10 Eco Business Ideas 2006: So you want to think global and act local? Check out Springwise’s
Wow – City to establish significant fund to invest in local venues?!: A local institution on Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas, Las Manitas, a
Give me walkable or give me death: Those people who think they’re more likely to die from sharks than
The Long Tail’ city – ‘Netflixing’ it into profitability (4 of 4): As explained with this graph, The Long Tail represents the present and
The Long Tail’ real estate developer/investor (3 of 4): Understanding The Long Tail, the way it’s evolving our economy, and its
Applying ‘The Long Tail’ to real estate (2 of 4): As explained in the previous entry, much of what is built today
The future of real estate is in the Long Tail (1 of 4): “For too long we’ve been suffering the tyranny of lowest-common-denominator fare, subjected
A blog on the creative class, a source for place-making: People often ask me what I read on a daily basis as
Evolving a retail center into a community center: Retail seen as ‘the Achilles’ heel’; of some TODs (transit-oriented development), reads
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Mortgage Helpers’ to the rescue: Condos with built-in rental suites: Does this sound familiar? “I (or we) would love to buy a
Universities + creative class = jobs, culture: Many of us enjoy that college town feel of a pedestrian-oriented urban
Apartment Therapy’s Fall Colors 2006 winners: How comfortable are you with the colors in your home? Each year
Customer-led’ urban design center opens in St. Paul: In a time when five indie films take all five Oscar nominations,
A rising place in a rising district: Does your town have a manufacturing district that just feels very 1960s?
How can a City establish a ‘beta community’ to attract the creative class?: A City can plan itself to death if it doesn’t attract real
Customer-led economy – customers getting paid?! Part 2 of 2: Yesterday in Part 1, we looked at the different models of a
Customer-led economy ‘leading’ to cool towns? Part 1 of 2: You’re hearing more and more how customers are participating in the decision-making
The most beautiful train stations in the world?: There is probably no greater diversity or activity over a given time
Do you live in an ‘Urbane Oasis’ or ‘McCulture Desert’ when it comes to food?: Some people say I could talk about food all day long, but