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A Placemaking Journal

Easy Rider: David Byrne Unfolds Bike, Reviews Cities of the World

Howard Blackson
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Over the holiday I experienced a very 21st century weekend. Upon downloading my new Kindle App on my iPhone, I read David Byrne's Bicycle Diaries, 2009 Viking Penguin. The $14.99 book caught my attention at the local bookstore and became my first Amazon Kindle App purchase for $9.99. I know, I know... but I promise to... Continue Reading
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Learning from Leon

Howard Blackson
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My colleagues have quickly grown tired of my repeated references to the week I recently spent with Leon Krier while he toured Southern California to promote his new book, The Architecture of Community. The book, published by Island Press and co-edited by Dhiru Thadani and Peter Hetzel, is an updated compendium of Leon... Continue Reading
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Miami Just the Tip of the Iceberg for Form Based Coding

Hazel Borys
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When Miami, Florida adopted a SmartCode on October 22 by a 4-1 vote, an important step was taken for the global knowledge base of placemaking. This zoning reform is clearly a turning point away from the energy-intensive, environmentally-destructive, auto-centric development patterns of the 20th century. Miami 21 represents... Continue Reading
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A Prescription for Healthy Places

Ben Brown
Ben Brown
The not-so-good news persists: The continuing economic woes, including long-term concerns about housing, infrastructure, and transportation policy. The complications (to put it mildly) of climate change. And the crisis in public health. It’s no wonder the whole country feels a little under the weather. Which is... Continue Reading
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Infrastructure v. Economy: The Battle Continues

Hazel Borys
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In the battle for pedestrian-oriented streets, it's clear that walkability isn't the only thing at stake. The heavy economic and environmental burden of auto-centric roads and utilities is starting to become painfully obvious. Both in scholarly research and the daily management decisions by local governments. While... Continue Reading
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Everything’s Connected: Health, Healthy Aging, Community Design

Ben Brown
Ben Brown
Among the most encouraging trends in Smart Growth is an emerging consensus that good community design can address a bunch of issues at once. Which makes for much more comprehensive, cost-effective strategies to match the complexity of challenges before policy-makers. Take, for instance, the agendas of separate entities... Continue Reading
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And Now the Rest of the Story: Stewart Brand Promotes Urbanism, Including Slums

Ben Brown
Ben Brown
This could be the next must-get book for Smart Growthers, New Urbanists, and lots of us who bought into the eco-techno connection decades ago. Stewart Brand, creator of The Whole Earth Catalog and author more recently of How Buildings Learn (Penguin, 1994) - which Jane Jacobs called "a classic and probably a work of genius"... Continue Reading
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Call for Cool Plans

Ben Brown
Ben Brown
New Urban Guild plans Southern Living plan book Miami-based architect and author Steve Mouzon, founder of the The New Urban Guild, has made the deal he and the Guild have been working toward for years. Southern Living magazine, arguably the most influential shelter mag in the southeastern US, is going to publish Guild... Continue Reading
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Tweet, Flick, Whatever: More Help or More Noise?

Ben Brown
Ben Brown
CNU 17, DENVER, CO – Adapt or die. That Darwinist admonition has been invoked to justify tons of brilliant and tons of stupid strategies for coping with change. It’s applied these days to the rise of Web-enabled social networking tools like Facebook and Twitter. And since New Urbanists are early adopters of new... Continue Reading
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New Urbanist Cohousing: Another Arrow in Developers’ Quivers?

Ben Brown
Ben Brown
CNU 17, DENVER, CO – New Urbanists attending the 17th annual Congress of New Urbanism gathering in Denver will spend the next four days talking about alls sorts of overlapping , interconnected challenges: The uncertain economy, the implications of climate change, the impact of an aging society on land use planning,... Continue Reading
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