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Today, at least in Norway, we have too much of everything, and hence we value nothing.
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Oklahoma City improves life for people who walk– and reaps the benefit.
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We need to think more like a forest than a single tree!
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View ArticlePlaces in the Making: MIT Report Highlights the ‘Virtuous Cycle of Placemaking’
The paper, Places in the Making, casts aside the idea of the monolithic expert, and argues clearly and cohesively for the importance of Placemaking as a vital part of community-building, rather than a...
View ArticleHow Utah Decided to Embrace “Quality Growth”
If you’ve ever wondered how a deep-red state like Utah has managed to build some of the most ambitious transit expansions in the country, the short answer is: Envision Utah.
View ArticleA Zen View Upon the World (Less is More)
Today, at least in Norway, we have too much of everything, and hence we value nothing.
View ArticleNYC Streets Metamorphosis
There’s nothing more dramatic than looking back five or ten years at Streetfilms footage (some of it a bit low-res) to see how much the livable streets landscape of New York City’s streets have changed.
View ArticleCarless cities and sky cycles
•Hamburg’s Plan to Eliminate Cars in 20 Years •The Ridiculous Sky Cycle by Norman Foster •We Need to Design Parking Garages With a Car-less Future in Mind •It’s not the economy, stupid; young people...
View ArticleSmart growth for conservatives
For conservatives, smart growth means recapturing good things from the past that our country has partially lost, namely traditional towns and neighborhoods as alternatives to sprawl suburbs.
View ArticleSystems Thinking and the Future of Cities
The idea that nothing exists in isolation−but only as part of a system−has long been embedded in folklore, religious scriptures, and common sense.
View ArticleAmerica’s “Worst Walking City” gets back on its feet
Oklahoma City improves life for people who walk– and reaps the benefit.
View Article“No Single Project is the Magic Acorn…”
We need to think more like a forest than a single tree!
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