The Sustainable Rural Downtowns Case Study Series
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has just released a series of case studies profiling nine rural communities that leveraged USDA funds to strengthen their unique assets, build affordable housing, enhance economic competitiveness, and p… more »
The Transit-Oriented Development Toolkit for CT
This new resource focuses on several concepts key to creating sustainable transit-oriented development in Connecticut: community and placemaking, mixed-income housing, complete streets, parking, green infrastructure, and energy. The toolkit also contain… more »
Handmade Urbanism: From Community Initiatives to Participatory Models
This new book examines the potential of urban transformation embedded in community initiatives, and drafts a possible urban vision of the city impacted by those processes. The book showcases 15 community initiatives realized mostly in less favored areas… more »
Story of Sprawl—How America Changed Shape
This 2-disc DVD set is a visual document of how sprawl happened in America, told through a series of historic films ranging from 1939's The City to the 1965 film No Time For Ugliness, produced by the American Institute of Architects. Included are commen… more »
The Cities We Want: Resilient, Sustainable, and Livable
What is the city we want to create in the future? What is the city in which we want to live? In this lengthy blog post, David Maddox of The Nature of Cities argues that truly desirable cities must be sustainable, resilient, and above all, livable.
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Urbanism Without Effort
To create vibrant, sustainable urban areas, we must first understand what happens naturally when people congregate in cities — innate, unprompted interactions of urban dwellers with each other and their surrounding urban and physical environment. This n… more »
Lessons from Greening America's Capitals Projects
This new EPA report describes five lessons from the first two rounds of Greening America's Capitals projects. These lessons can help all communities incorporate green design strategies into their planning and development. As these projects demonstrate,… more »
Saving Farmland, Growing Cities: A Framework for Implementing Effective Farmland Conservation Policies in the San Joaquin Valley
This publication from American Farmland Trust analyzes current efforts in California's San Joaquin Valley to preserve farmland, and makes concrete recommendations to help stop farm and ranch land conversion to housing developments and mini-malls. The st… more »
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