Wednesday, July 31, 2013

From TED Blog —The Making of the TED2014 Theatre: an Early View

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The TED2014 theater will be something audacious: a theater designed specifically for talks. TED stages in the past have had thrusts and t...

From SUNN Vancouver Historic Quartiers —Shopping List for the
New Neighbourhood Plan

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LEWIS VILLEGAS Here is a primer for what to look for in the new neighbourhood plan for the Downtown Eastide the place we dubbed Vancouve...
Sunday, July 28, 2013

From Grist — Who Parked in my Spot?!: Neighbors, Cars, and “Your” Curb Space

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Soon after advertising executive Necia Dallas moved into a house in Portland, Ore., she found on her door a detailed, hand-drawn map specify...

Strong Towns' Chuck Marohn on Streetfilms

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Strong Towns' Chuck Marohn: Why Suburban Growth Is a Ponzi Scheme from Streetfilms on Vimeo .  Strong Towns on Streetfilms
Saturday, July 27, 2013

From The Atlantic Cities —
Streets Can Be Public Spaces Too

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KAID BENFIELD   As I wrote last fall , to move more deliberately toward anything resembling a sustainable future, we need to use land more...

From Slate Magazine —
Free Parking Isn’t Free

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Why so much parking smack-dab in the middle of Chicago’s Loop, a walkable area that’s well-served by heavy-rail transit and many buses? Th...
Friday, July 26, 2013

From Guardian Social Enterprise Network — Communities Can Rescue their Local Amenities the Co-Operative Way

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Co-operatives are viable ways of saving local amenities: This has worked and does work. No community-owned shop or pub closed in 2012. The...