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Ellen Dunham-Jones speaks mall retrofits on NPR
Submitted by Dillon Goodson on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 1:57pmTo the tune of Robin Sparkles’ “Let’s Go to the Mall,” Ellen Dunham-Jones recently spoke abo
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Prince's Foundation, Urban Design Associates win Scottish Planning Award
Submitted by HDittmar on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 12:37amA plan for the sensitive growth of a Scottish village by The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Enviornment and partners, has won a prestigious “Scottish Award for Quality in Planning”.
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Property Value Theory - Some useful terminology and observations on urban property values
Submitted by burlesona on Mon, 04/20/2009 - 4:57pmI've been developing a theory and some terminology that I find very helpful in explaining urbanism to developers, city officials, and others who "don't get it." Here's the gist of it, at the end you can find a link to my blog if you'd like to read a bit more.
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My Favorite Revitalization Story: the Rebirth of Old North St. Louis
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Mon, 04/20/2009 - 2:24pmMy view is that no other single category of activity is more important to sustainable development than revitalization.
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When the market recovers, smartly located urbanism will claim a larger share. Here's why.
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Fri, 04/10/2009 - 10:43amEven before the recession began, the market for residential and commercial property in the US was changing away from a model of unmitigated suburban sprawl and toward one of more central locations, ur
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I-880 cities seek a sense of “place”
Submitted by Dillon Goodson on Mon, 04/06/2009 - 11:20amAlong Interstate 880 in the Northern California county of Alameda, cities birthed during the post-World War II era of suburbanism have begun turning the clock back searching instead for a sense of “
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"Blueprint Denver" embraces the benefits of New Urbanism
Submitted by Dillon Goodson on Wed, 04/01/2009 - 12:44pmFor New Urbanists, it’s a principle that has been evident for quite some time: low-density, suburban development simply doesn’t make sense anymore.
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Strong Centers Make Healthier Regions
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Mon, 03/30/2009 - 10:59amThe signs continue to mount that the housing market is moving in favor of central locations, and away from sprawl. It’s all a matter of degree, of course, but the signals are real.
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It's time to adjust to the metropolitan reality
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Thu, 03/26/2009 - 10:26amOne of the recurring themes of my writing (for example, here) has been that, to achieve susta
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Obama administration announces cabinet-level partnership for sustainable communities
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Thu, 03/19/2009 - 8:09amThis is awesome. Here is an excerpt from yesterday’s joint press release:
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