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What Good Urban Places Teach Us: Civility
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All of the discussion of Medicare, insurance companies and public options aside, it is truly a sad indicator of our community wellness when people use their freedom of speech to ensure that others cannot speak freely. There is no law, nor should there be, that prevents such things. None-the-less, we all proceed with the unstated accord that everyone involved will act in a civilized manner. › Continue reading
Watch This Place: The Near Eastside
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I have the privilege of being involved in a number of the planning activities currently underway for the 2012 Super Bowl in Indianapolis. One of the efforts unique to the Indianapolis Super Bowl is the Civic Legacy Project.
The Importance of Urban
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Over the past two decades, there has been renewed interest in urban places and considerable thought as to how to improve them or make new ones. Organizations such as the Congress for the New Urbanism, the U. S. Green Building Council and the Urban Land Institute have helped to make urban living popular again and brought sustainability into common parlance. Now, we are poised to create places that are not just livable but living – not simply sustainable but sustaining.
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