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Louisville establishes a beta community!: You know how real estate is… ‘wait until they build what you
What are the smallest, coolest apartments in the country?: One need look no further than the 2nd annual Smallest, Coolest Apartment
The evolved university research park – the research village (pt. 2): So why is the University of South Carolina’s Innovista (profiled yesterday) worthy
The evolved university research park – the research village (pt. 1): We’re all familiar with university research parks – they look just like
From deteriorated industrial center to stylish public attraction: As the Netherlands shifts from industry to knowledge-based economy, they certainly know
Downtowns can learn from creatives fleeing MySpace as well: The bad news is, once a place is on an irreversible track
What is a local, independent business, really…: Is there a standard definition of what a local, independent business is?
A next gen vision for Maine region: Continuing our look at yesterday’s entry on Maine’s Midcoast Magnet group of
Maine’s creative class establishes a group for action: The creative class population of Maine’s northern MidCoast region longed for more
Free wi-fi office space in the heart of London for entrepreneurs: If you’re a member of any one of 29 entrepreneur/business networking organizations,
World’s Best Cities’ to visit (Part 2): We continue yesterday’s entry on learning about cool places, venues and daily
World’s Best Cities’ to visit (Part 1): If you were looking to travel the world to discover and learn
Carlsbad, CA sure to attract the creative class…: …IF they continue to support more developments like Poinsettia Commons, a $55
People are downsizing their homes – and with style: Big is out. Small with style is in, and understandably so given
Urban modular housing on a sliver of a site: While not exactly fitting in height-wise with the surrounding buildings, developer Scott
Can shopping environments be third places?: That’s the question answered by the Urban Land Institute, and the answer
Growing an historic small town center: Most of the 22,000 residents of Hudson, OH (30 minutes from Cleveland)
The definitive report on the built environment’s impact on public health: How does the planning of neighborhoods and cities affect your health? Thanks
Help! University needs town center immediately!: Of the accepted applicants to the University of Connecticut each year, about
$ Angelic crowdsourcing $: The last two entries covered crowdsourcing 101. Are you ready for crowdsourcing
Crowdsourcing a trend into a community: Based on this chart spanning the last 15 years, the increasing %
The ‘crowdsourcing’ economy: This website mentions customer-driven and mass customization as key to economic growth
Hillcrest, SD – an inclusive community that doesn’t need a sign: While towns and cities are putting up official signs (see yesterday’s entry)
“Welcome, we are building an inclusive community”: That’s the official sign you’ll see in sixty-eight cities across 28 states
The city most of the French prefer living in (not Paris): Yes it’s in France, and 65% of its citizens named Montpellier as
Economic Development and Smart Growth: Rarely are they mentioned in the same sentence, but it’s when smart
The race to be the first with wi-fi citywide: …and the winner is Taipei, Taiwan. Taipei just this summer completed its
Investing in center city benefits surrounding communities: If the nation’s economy is at stake, should cities and companies invest/locate
Attracting new residents downtown via the web: Our last entry focused on a model for attracting new residents to