October 2010 Blog Posts (15)

Can Cities Help You Forget Your Troubles, C’mon Get Happy?

In most physical and policy planning, triple bottom line benchmarks focus on environment and economy, and tend to skim over the subject of society. That’s probably because urban design impacts are

much…

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Added by Hazel Borys on October 27, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Available Since 1985: Vectorworks for Mac

After Autodesk's announcement last week of the release of AutoCAD for the Mac, I wanted to find out what the folks over at Nemetschek Vectorworks had to say.

From an email I received from a public relations specialist with Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc., I gathered that they remain confident that their sales will not be effected. They suggested that it might… Continue

Added by Andrew Spiering on October 24, 2010 at 9:30pm — 5 Comments

The Coming Golden Age of Great Necessities

Discussion of how the Great Convergence of Peak Oil, Global Warming, and Great Recession may reorder our lives in a deeply fulfilling way. Strong encouragement, thoughtful analysis, beautiful words, from Steve Mouzon on Original Green.

Added by Hazel Borys on October 22, 2010 at 1:51pm — No Comments

Today’s “Eco-Warriors”: Giving Them Something Worth Fighting For

PlaceMaker, Howard Blackson, talks about the progression of settlements: what matters and why for connectivity. Full story on PlaceShakers.

Today's Eco-Warriors

Steam, then gas, engines connected our nation and the world.…

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Added by Hazel Borys on October 22, 2010 at 1:24pm — No Comments

Passed Unanimously: Fitchburg Wisconsin’s Pioneering SmartCode District

Source: www.fitchburgzoning.com

On Tuesday, October 12, 2010, the City of Fitchburg Common Council voted 8-0 to adopt the SmartCode District as a new optional zoning district within the city. This is the first adoption of the SmartCode within the state of Wisconsin. The SmartCode is an important additional tool to implement Fitchburg’s 2009 Comprehensive Plan, which is based on core principles of…

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Added by Hazel Borys on October 20, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

Now Available: AutoCAD for Mac

I thought the iPhone on verizon was too good to be true. Now, Mac supports AutoCAD...Can it be?

For all of you devout Mac users, you will no longer need to run Windows (via parallels or boot camp) on your Mac in order to harness the power of AutoCAD. Autodesk announced that it has officially returned to Mac OS X after an 18 year absence.

They did not stop there. Autodesk is also bringing an AutoCAD app to the iPad and iPhone… Continue

Added by Andrew Spiering on October 18, 2010 at 8:30pm — 12 Comments

InsideOut - Chapter 1 to forthcoming memoir on health and the environment.

Chapter 1

The Wonder Years

When it's gone it's gone,

But the echoes just go on and on and on.

We send it out like our breath,

And somebody takes it in, somebody takes it in.

Carrie Newcomer, When It’s Gone It’s Gone

I grew up in the 60’s and early 70’s. Television was mainstream media. Represented by the three major networks, ABC, NBC, CBS along with public television, my family was… Continue

Added by Jack Rossi on October 17, 2010 at 5:41am — No Comments

Retail Redemption: Skivvies Uncovered, then Promptly Covered

My fellow PlaceMaker, Howard Blackson, finally locates those elusive skivvies, then talks about what is and isn't working in new urban retail, and why.

A couple months ago I rambled on here about my inability to purchase a particularly critical item of men’s apparel during an extended tour of new urban projects throughout the southeast.… Continue

Added by Hazel Borys on October 15, 2010 at 8:29am — No Comments

Finalists for 2010 UK Landscape Award

Six world-class UK landscapes have been announced as final contenders for the first-ever UK Landscape Awards, with the winner looking for a place in the European finals. To see the full results check out : http://www.uklandscapeaward.org/results/

Finalists:

BAXTER PARK

(Scotland)

Submitted by Dundee City Council…

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Added by Kevin J. Gaughan on October 15, 2010 at 5:30am — No Comments