Protected by the URDL, Trenton Mill Farms

Clarence Mielke, Trenton Mill Farms – An MDP Smart Impact video

Reuse is Smart Growth, Union Mills in Hampden

Jeffrey Zwillenberg, New Leaders Baltimore - An MDP Smart Impact video

Postcard from the Colorado Front Range: Building transit as fast as they can

Historic Postcard of Colorado State Capitol, Denver, CO

“Build as much as we can, as fast as we can, until it’s all done!”

That’s the mantra of Colorado’s FasTracks program.

Always ahead of his time

James Rouse was featured on the cover of Time magazine – August 24, 1981

In a speech titled “Cities that Work For Man: Victory Ahead” that he delivered in 1967, the visionary developer James W. Rouse spoke eloquently about the societal shortcomings of sprawl. He gave the speech at a symposium on “The City of the Future” at the Lions International/University of Puerto Rico in San Juan. I happened to stumble across the quote roughly 51 years to the day when Mr. Rouse began assembling the 68-acre purchase in Baltimore City that ultimately became the site of his first “planned community,” the Village of Cross Keys.

Story of the Suburbs in an Infographic

The following inforgraphic appears in the April 30, 2012 post, “Burbs Going Bust“ by Megan Jett, on the archdaily.net archictectural website. It tells the story of the dcline of the suburbs. The author says that “we should begin thinking about how to retrofit the suburbs for the needs of our changing culture, reinventing Suburbia as a sustainable alternative to urban life.” I found this to be a very effective use of data and charts as narrative. Enjoy!