Rebuilding America's Legacy Cities: New Directions for the Industrial Heartland
This new book explores strategies for retooling, reimagining and re-building cities of the Industrial Heartland. The book provides a blueprint for cities, towns and neighborhoods seeking to adopt policies that encourage the adaptive repurposing of land to make them competitive.Learn More:
www.communityprogress.net/america-s-legacy-cities-resources-131.php
Making Community Design Work: A Guide for Sharing Ideas and Shaping Communities
Making Community Design Work gives planners a clear roadmap for guiding community members toward effective decisions and beneficial designs. Real-world case studies and field-tested tools show how to make participatory planning work for regions, cities, communities, and specific sites.Learn More: www.planning.org/apastore/search/Default.aspx?p=4189
Quotes
"If you aren't a city where people want to live, you aren't a city where businesses want to invest."
—Mayor Ron Littlefield, Chattanooga, Tennessee
The Washington, D.C.-based Smart Growth Speaker Series hosts speakers on a monthly basis at the National Building Museum. Speakers describe, explore, identify and foster dialog on positive change in growth and development patterns.
Find out who participates in the Smart Growth Network (SGN) and how they can help your community. »» Go
