Monthly Archive:: May 2008
Trendsetting cities, neighborhoods looking at pedestrian-only streets: Near the top of many progressive, creatives‘ lists one will find San
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Kansas City’s new outdoor ‘living room: It’s not a model for supporting local independent businesses, certainly not a
Place and event-based social networks on the rise: The internet will never replace a sense of community based on face-face
Entrepreneurs, newer companies leading economic growth: What’s leading economic growth in our cities? Robert Litan, VP of Research
A live-cowork site in San Fran: You’ve heard of live-work units where owners either live about their workplace
The contemporary urban delivery vehicle: So what’s the delivery truck equivalent of the bicycle? Look no further
International Small Cool Apartments 2008: Not to be outdone by the smallest coolest apartments in the U.S.
Ten defining principles for a true green community: There’s a ton of buzz on green communities sprouting up everywhere, and
The first zero-energy community in North America?: Being that a zero-energy community means 100% renewable energy, that’s no small
Zero-energy community in the UK: There’s a lot of talk of zero-energy (100% renewable energy) urban communities,
The first 100% fully wind-powered town in the U.S.: Rock Port, Missouri may only have a population of 1300, but it
The continued rise of the home office: We hear a lot of buzz about the popularity of people working
Q&A: How do you initiate a beta community?: It’s the question I’ve lately been getting asked the most, so I
Workforce housing’ and why local businesses want it: Imagine if half of all your employees suddenly couldn’t afford to live
Carbon footprint per passenger mile: For those of you wondering what the carbon impact is between walking,
Urban square spontaneous: Mass-created fountain: In this ongoing series of spontaneous creative happenings that are attracted to
Urban square spontaneous: Roman pillow fight: What’s the so called Committee for the Termination of National Apathy to