Harrison RueHarrison Rue Verified • 2ndUrban planner, placemaker, transport and housing geek, climate change agent, innovator and policy wonk. Former TOD lead for Honolulu and State of Hawaii.Urban planner, placemaker, transport and housing geek, climate change agent, innovator and policy wonk. Former TOD lead for Honolulu and State of Hawaii.1 day ago • Visible to anyone on or off LinkedIn
I’m excited to introduce the updated free version of Real Towns: Making your neighborhood work! This neighborhood fix-it manual helps average citizens and agency staff better understand what makes a good street, block, neighborhood, or town center. Just as owner-builders can learn how to work on their homes, folks can learn how to work on their communities. Real Towns gives neighborhood activists, government officials, and developers the tools to revitalize their neighborhoods together.
Each chapter explains key planning and urban design principles with real-world examples. RoadWork exercises at the end of each chapter – done by walking around neighborhood streets – will help you apply what you have learned, see with new eyes, and explain it to your neighbors and co-workers.
Real towns and neighborhoods are the places where most of us live – small towns, downtown neighborhoods, older or new suburbs, high-rises, or historic districts. Places with history, with families, with people who plan to stay. This book is for people who care about their communities and want to make them better. Many of the ideas have their origins in New Urbanism – a movement best known for creating successful ‘New Towns’ on undeveloped land in outlying areas, or for large urban infill projects. Real Towns gives you the tools to apply these same traditional neighborhood design principles to existing communities.
In the current national climate of scarce resources and increased competition for decreasing federal and state funding, communities that create, embrace, and act on a shared vision will be leading the pack. To make your community work better, grow smarter, and maintain its health over time, you can build a coalition of neighbors, business, civic, and government leaders and 1) download and read the book, 2) do the RoadWork together, 3) make a plan, 4) make it happen, and 5) stick with it over time.
Each chapter explains key planning and urban design principles with real-world examples. RoadWork exercises at the end of each chapter – done by walking around neighborhood streets – will help you apply what you have learned, see with new eyes, and explain it to your neighbors and co-workers.
Real towns and neighborhoods are the places where most of us live – small towns, downtown neighborhoods, older or new suburbs, high-rises, or historic districts. Places with history, with families, with people who plan to stay. This book is for people who care about their communities and want to make them better. Many of the ideas have their origins in New Urbanism – a movement best known for creating successful ‘New Towns’ on undeveloped land in outlying areas, or for large urban infill projects. Real Towns gives you the tools to apply these same traditional neighborhood design principles to existing communities.
In the current national climate of scarce resources and increased competition for decreasing federal and state funding, communities that create, embrace, and act on a shared vision will be leading the pack. To make your community work better, grow smarter, and maintain its health over time, you can build a coalition of neighbors, business, civic, and government leaders and 1) download and read the book, 2) do the RoadWork together, 3) make a plan, 4) make it happen, and 5) stick with it over time.
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