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The 270 s.f. micro-loft announced in Vancouver: Can you say $675 a month to rent your very own newly
Making transit as cool as cars: For any city taking transit seriously (or not seriously), the video above
Moving the tipping point for investment in human-scaled development: Why is it that the vast majority of new development is at
The ‘outdoor cafe walk’ of Brussels: One of those ‘I wish we had one in my neighborhood’ urban
Prospering in ‘non-Mega-Regions’ for creatives: From a creative economy point of view, are towns, cities and even
A ‘deck’ for crowdsourcing development in DC: Pictures and music are worth more than text, so here’s a deck
Placemaking primer for crowdsourcing places: If you’re going to crowdsource places for creatives, it’s pretty clear you
Why placemaking isn’t crowdsourced… yet: Why are wildly successful services like Facebook, Google, eBay and Amazon sourced by
Diversity, crowds key to evolving communities: Sure, our instincts tell us diversity and crowds lead to a greater
The economy-building building: The motivating factor behind writing entries for this blog is that I
Retail district types for creatives: Providing retail for the emerging, growing, progressive creatives market doesn’t follow the
What future is in store for your local bookstore?: First of all, most local bookstores simply can’t compete with the likes