Category: Economic Development

Let’s Get Small: Placemaking as Antidote for Shrinking City Budgets

Hazel Borys
Hazel Borys Twitter Facebook LinkedInDecember 10, 2010
It’s that time of year, but it’s no holiday party in most city budget meetings. Cities across the continent are looking for ways to make ends meet. A quick survey turns up some sobering city deficits: New York $4.4 billion, Toronto $225 million, Washington DC $188 million, Houston $120 million, L.A. $87 million, San... Continue Reading
Category Development, Economic Development, Planning and Design
Tags economic development, Hazel Borys, James Howard Kunstler, John Norquist, PlaceBased Economic Development, placemaking, smartcode, Urban Design, Zoning Reform
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Love Ain’t Enough: Put Up or Shut Up

Hazel Borys
Hazel Borys Twitter Facebook LinkedInMarch 24, 2010
Like any next, big something, placemaking is growing up. And in its role as gawky adolescent, it's beginning to realize something most of us have long since come to accept: You can't skirt by on youthful good looks forever. Today, efforts to create more endearing and enduring surroundings are being subjected to decidedly... Continue Reading
Category Development, Economic Development, Planning and Design, Public Policy
Tags economic development, form-based coding, Hazel Borys, infrastructure, new urbanism, public health, smart growth, sustainability, transportation
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