“The philosophy is that absence of all of those features forces all users of the space … to negotiate passage through the space via eye contact and person to person negotiation.”
How can communities engage busy residents and business owners to vote in local elections, engage in public participation events and discuss and plan for the community’s future?
HUD funded 30 projects to help regions and communities plan green infrastructure projects. Their report offers excellent examples and is rich with links to the grantees’ work.
The population is aging, challenging communities to meet the changing needs of people 65 and up. Longtime planning consultant Dick Carlisle discusses the implications and offers some solutions.
Demand for large-lot homes will wane in the next 30 years, as empty-nesters, singles and couples gravitate to homes on smaller lots and to low-density multiple family developments.
Carlisle/Wortman Associates winter, 2014 projects reflect the firm’s wide capacity, including community engagement; master, non-motorized and recreation plans and a town center study.
Driven by an innovative, 2008 master plan, form-based zoning and higher design requirements, the City of Troy has seen $11 million in private economic development investment along its Big Beaver corridor.
