Tag: Decatur Georgia
It’s not me, it’s you (and you, and you)
I had the pleasure of presenting at the New Partners for Smart Growth conference last week in Kansas City, Missouri with Nathan Norris, Chad Emerson and Eliza Harris. Nathan assembled an entertaining panel (100 points to anyone who can identify the former Broadway star) to present the top 20 municipal placemaking mistakes. Continue Reading
Pub Shed: Mapping your five minute stumbling distance
Scott Doyon 
May 5, 2012
May 5, 2012
Most folks with an interest in planning issues are no doubt familiar with the pedestrian shed or ped shed. The idea is simple. Experience has shown us that the average person will walk, without hesitation or undue kvetching, to destinations they can reach in under five minutes -- in practical terms, about a quarter mile... Continue Reading
Category Economic Development, Planning and Design
Resilience: It’s who ya know.
Scott Doyon December 12, 2011
December 12, 2011
If there’s one thing the 20th century gave us, it’s the luxury of not needing each other. It so defines our culture that it’s physically embodied in our sprawling, disconnected landscapes.
That alone begs a classic, chicken-n-egg question: Did the leisurely lure of the suburbs kill our sense of community? Were... Continue Reading
Category Public Policy, Resilience