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Finally, a monetary value is placed on city trees: People know a home with a large tree in front of it
A truly triple bottom line third place: A lot of businesses like to call themselves triple bottom line (economic,
The Rock & Roll Hotel: How does one combine history with contemporary culture while revitalizing a financially
An ongoing list of programs protecting creatives from gentrification…: We know more than enough stories of creatives being priced out of
You’ve heard of car sharing… how about bike sharing?: Car sharing has become standard equipment in many cities, but what about
The grocery store every downtown wants: Why is there such a frenzy to score a Trader Joe’s in
The ‘Innovate’ workplace: Where do you put your city’s most innovative companies? Well, in Greenville,
Four different beta community types: Veterans of this website know that a beta community is a group
Best Green Cities in America: Ever wondered what cities really were the most green? Country Home magazine
Redwood City looks to lose ‘Deadwood City’ nickname: Once one of the largest cities in Silicon Valley between San Francisco
Kitchen trends of the future? Look in the mirror: What are the kitchen trends of the near future? Who better to
New urban demo-graphics point to urban housing (2 of 2): Continuing our look at the Brookings Institution’s Robert Puentes’ report, A Review
New urban demographics point to urban housing (1 of 2): What will the housing market be like 10-20 years from now? Robert
Do women prefer walkable communities?: Based on this National Geographic map outlining concentrations of single women and
How ‘play’ is going to shape our communities: “Schools aren’t preparing students for jobs of the 21st Century.” That’s the
A postcard portal for post-Katrina city: What to do when your city is devastated by Hurricane Katrina? The
The 2007 New Urbanism Charter Award winners: Each year the Congress for the New Urbanism announces its Charter Awards
The first VIBE beta community meets in DC: Last night, 14 people – Lisa, Angela, Christian, Mike, Sarah, Joey, Justin,
Old UPS factory turned new award-winning lofts: No, this isn’t a good example of housing that ‘normal people’ can
A contemporary take on coffeehouse design: In contrast to the grungy, bohemian, shabby chic warehouse coffeehouse/bar/restaurant/art gallery warehouse
A third place on steroids in Brooklyn: “It’s not home, it’s not work. It’s that other place. It’s your
What are cool space companies looking for?: Continuing yesterday’s entry on the Cool Spaces Report, what are the people
If your business is looking for cool space…: You ought to look at the newly published Cool Deals Report: Capturing
Cool town creative businesses coping with gentrification: The question for creative businesses is not if a cool place becomes
Crowd Clout’ coming to cool towns?: We all know people are organizing online to get what they want.
America’s Next Hot Neighborhoods: You’ve just seen the study that documents the connection between rising home
Bohemians, artists, gays’ raise home values: You’ve all heard the qualitative stories about how artists and creatives move
Seeeeeriously cool workplaces: Tired of the office park, your home office or the downtown corporate