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Upper Rock District Plan #1: The newly planned Upper Rock District, covered in the blog this week,
Charrette result: Upper Rock District: Here’s the result of the ‘entrepreneurial village’ charrette being covered since the
Charrette results from tonight to be posted. This week’s poll up!: Stay tuned to see the results of the week-long charrette to design
Designing an entrepreneurial village in a week: Welcome to the cool way to plan a town – the charrette
“I’ll have one of those”: This is a common response by real estate developers today who see
Do women support CoolTowns?: Yes, as this blog has aluded to here and here, referring to
Poll: Which food venue is missing in your neighborhood?: We all have our favorite eating establishment, the place where we depend
Slow Food Nation: If suburbia and sprawl are about fast food, then what are cool
Every town needs a Jane Jacobs: People who know Jane Jacobs view her as a hero. People who
Up-ending the real estate industry – really!: The reason why over 90% of new homes are built as sprawl
Speaking of surveys…: 75% of home buyers want the option of walking or biking to
More third places – coffee shops: Third places are easy to remember and return to, but very difficult