Topical
On the Park Bench – The Post Pandemic Community
Mariana Mazzucato | The COVID-19 crisis is a chance to do capitalism differently
Even Historic Cities Face Auto-Oriented Design Problems
From Vision To Policy, Making New Urbanism Work
R John Anderson – Lean Urbanism: Recruiting Small-Scale Developers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPu8biSTUPc
Why so many suburbs look the same
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=vWhYlu7ZfYM
Brian Falk – The value of small-scale development & how to enable It
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JqYK_Gsyik&fbclid=IwAR1N8RFwxt8NJeJOZkziOal9NPVbyYL-9tW8WoXl5x7pSVLWtd6Ys2u6I-g
Incrementally ~ Successionally ~ Varying Scales ~ By Locals
Place-Based Enterprises ~ Fine-Grained Development
SMALL:
Is more adaptable ~ Preserves character ~ Spreads risks and rewards ~ Allows locals to participate
What’s needed?
Change requirements that impede small-small development: Zoning, Parking, Setbacks, etc.
RESOURCES:
CityBuilding Exchange:
http://citybuildingexchange.com
Incremental Development Alliance:
https://www.incrementaldevelopment.org/
We Do Incremental Development:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/smalldevelopersandbuilders/
Check out the files section along with the posts. A goldmine for small-scale incremental developers.
CNU Public Square:
https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare
Strong Towns:
https://www.strongtowns.org/
Oxnard Renaissance:
https://oxnardrenaissance.org/
BOOKS
Pocket Neighborhoods ~ Ross Chapin
Walkable City Rules ~ Jeff Speck
The Smart Growth Manual ~ Duany, Speck, and Lydon