for the most part homeowners in the city of alexandria particularly in the neighborhoods of old town and del ray have been somewhat immune to the wave of foreclosures and short sales that have plagued the surrounding areas.
but even with soughtafter benefits including four metro stations many homes with high walkability scores and a closein location foreclosures and short sa...... [Show More]
quick hits Post Source: www.ctsmartgrowth.com Posted: Nov 15 2008 04:08:18
1. good article on the future of our car dependent society and the cost of sprawl can be found at the world changing blog . the australian studies mentioned in the post can be found here and here
2. check out this cool website. created by the folks at walkscore its a place where people can go and suggest
and vote on their suggestions for obamas ...... [Show More]
obamacto.org
so there is a ton o buzz about presidentelect obamas proposal to create a cto a chief technology officer. the proposal came out of the campaign and the then senator made his technology proposal which included the creation of the nations first chief technology officer. here is what obamas technology platform says
bring govern...... [Show More]
front seat the organization that brough us walk score continues deploying tools to bring citizen participation to the web 2.0 era. this week they launched obama urban policy a forum where everyone can participate in recommending priorities for the first office of urban policy for the united states. getting involved early seems like the best way to influence the opinion of future policy m..... [Show More]
what makes metropolitan and regional economies thrive the keys are talent innovation connections and distinctiveness says joe cortright an economist in portland oregon. joes firm impresa specializes in regional economic analysis innovation and industry clusters. he is a nonresident senior fellow at the brookings institution and a senior policy advisor for ceos for cities a nati...... [Show More]
obamacto.org provides a forum for defining ranking and discussing the key tech priorities for the nation.
while the technology pundits are debating the role of an obama administration cto a few programmers in seattle yesterday decided to do something more useful. using an application from uservoice they launched obamacto.org a site unaffiliated with the obama machine that allow c...... [Show More]
while browsing the realestate ads in the tribune i noticed that the three remaining homes at 4420 n clark st are subject to deve loper039 s closeout pricing so i gave ken jungwirth from rubloff residential properties a call to see about the deal. jungwirth says that garage parking once priced at 25000 per space is now included with those last three units at no additiona...... [Show More]
one of the great things about city life in tampa or anywhere in the world is the ability to walk to shops restaurants schools and more. im a city mouse. i have enjoyed life in cities where i walked hopped on the tram or traveled by train every day
at walkscore you can check the wal kabilityr dquo of any neighborhood what a great idea for ...... [Show More]
after we ran out of candy halloween night after about 100 pintsized visitors i was pondering richard floridas tri ckortrea ter index .a essentially florida argues that a rule of thumb measure of the childfriendliness of a neighbourhood can be based on the number of trickortreaters.
but the thought occurred to me that the number of trickort...... [Show More]
take a walk Post Source: feeds.feedburner.com Posted: Nov 08 2008 09:26:06
the weekend is a great time to explore and try new things so take a walk getting out of cars and reminding ourselves that not every trip needs to be behind a steering wheel is an important part of greening our lifestyles. pick a nearby store or coffee shop and take a stroll. while youre at it rate the walk score of your neighborhood. waking an hour a week will improve your healt...... [Show More]
by home girl aka realestate blogger tracey taylor former redfin sweet digs maven.
james and gillian servais build stealth homes. over the years the couple have designed more than twenty houses mostly in the berkeley and oakland hills and the one characteristic they all share is how well they blend into their surroundings. with their dirtcolored stucco and dis...... [Show More]
when i found out my favorite healdsburg brunch spot the tiny ravenette is closed for a while i wanted to find a new sunday brunch spot to meet some friends and clients who just moved to headsburg full time from san diego. google turned me on to a handy website healdsburgmenus.com with menus and links to most of the good dining spots in town. i think healdsburg has more quality re...... [Show More]
frugalaways to save money onaheating cooling and lightinga free things to do and others that you should consider.a the rocky mountain institute rmi has determined the cost in dollars per ton of carbon saved and planet green has more ideas on how to go greena
free things you can do
lower water heater temp to 120 degrees
lower thermostat by 3 degrees
wash clothes in cold ...... [Show More]
ive beensharing this point a lotlately in presentations one way to render greater natural authenticity is to make onesplaces and eventsmore walkable.
because its not mechanical and not monetary walking is inherently more authentic versus any other form of machinebased travel. see our 3m model of inauthenti city8221 on p. 88.while of man walking ...... [Show More]
visitors to open house at www.1915co rtereal.co m aare drawn because of the homes unique location on a culdesac.a itsajust a short walk following the sidewalka on cortereal through the walkwaytunnel at the bow lend822 1 of the street to the top of la salle ave in the heart of montclair village
since the desirability of walk to coffeewalk to tra...... [Show More]
filed under general health healthy home what makes your highrise box in the sky a healthier living space unless im camping at high altitude im not a fan of living where the birds fly but a whole lot of people call a highrise home. to be fair city living is often more conducive to daily walking compared to my soccer momsuburban sprawl lifestyle. dont just exami...... [Show More]
...ies and transports people and goods more efficiently.
require that roads are safe for everyone using themincluding pedestrians bicyclists and transit users as well as motorists.
www.walksc ore.comtr ansportati onbill.sh tml
sharethis...... [Show More]
link dump Post Source: westnorth.com Posted: Oct 07 2008 09:26:02
a whole bunch of links mostly transportation related.
is the era of tina market fundamentalism finally over lets hope so. howard wolfson in tnr just as president bushs failures in iraq undermined his partys historic advantage on national security issues the financial calamity has shown the ruinous implications of the republican mania for deregu...... [Show More]
walkability Post Source: lyricalisse.com Posted: Oct 06 2008 20:33:01
the weather was beautiful yesterday. after church joe suggested that we walk to my apartment instead of taking the metro. at first i was feeling lazy but dc is such a walking city that after the 2 miles it didnt seem like a big deal. but i think if i still lived on the seattle eastside id be like what 2 miles no way
my neighborho ods walk score...... [Show More]
its time to shake off the bailout blues and move on to better news.
homeownership is a big deal. the economy is a big deal. your lifestyle is a big deal.aits sometimes so big of a deal that the allconsuming messages of fear and helplessness fed from the media make you want to grab your blankie and hide under your bed.
can you relate on any level to that fearful feeling
...... [Show More]
...ton rather than walk down the street of the home you see on your email updates. hop online and virtually walk the street. yes we now have the ability to pretend walk.
two fun websites to use
www.walkscore.com to see what the wal kability 8217 of a home. 4576 del valle pkwy.
var ws address 4576 del val...... [Show More]
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