Entries tagged with Neighborhoods
Anatomy of a Successful Art Walk
January 20, 2010
In their Artists At Work Forum, Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs is convening local organizers of leading neighborhood art walks to share their insights on how to make these events successful and develop neighborhood business.
The panel discussion, moderated by Leigh Fagin, will feature business development consultant Mark Zak, Paula…
Lessons from Denver: Doubling Transit Ridership
October 20, 2009
Denver has nearly doubled its public transit ridership, despite the fact that planned light rail track additions have yet to be built. How?
Warren Karlenzig’s article notes these factors:
In spite of the especially tough real estate market, this Chinatown condo building in Philadelphia sold out all of its units including ten commercial suites. As the article explains "the target market was primarily first-generation Chinese, many of them business owners who had moved to the suburbs because… The American Dream in Chinatown
September 21, 2009
Harriet Tregoning on the Green Dividend
January 30, 2009
Harriet Tregoning, head of the D.C. Office of Planning shares her insights on ways that cities can begin to think about capturing the Green Dividend.