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Crowdsourcing = Data = Better Places

Hazel Borys
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You know what the payment is for crowdsourcing? By asking other people to step up and think through solutions to some collective problem, I must commit to making a difference myself. Every time I’ve asked you to share information with me, you have. Then I feel the need to compile it, analyze it, and organize it... Continue Reading
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Collaborative Placemaking Maps

Hazel Borys
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The other day on an urbanism listserv, someone asked for parameters to qualify a new development as a walkable, mixed-used, livable place. While measures like CNT’s H+T Index, Walkscore, and IMI's Walkability Index go a long way toward measuring, there isn’t a single source that awards the title of Livable New... Continue Reading
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New Urban Development: Too risky, too costly. Not.

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I just heard from a colleague who had a developer tell him something along the lines of: "New Urbanism is too risky and too expensive because, you know, Kentlands failed." That’s not an uncommon belief. What is uncommon, however, for anyone on the receiving end of such broad brush generalizations, is an easy response... Continue Reading
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