Jan 30, 2017 | Blog, Neighborhoods, Urbanism, Walking
My favorite tweet of the campaign season went something like this: “I was surprised that not a single question was asked of the Presidential candidates about parking, since it’s clearly the #1 topic on the minds of most Americans.” Depending on who you talk with,...
Jan 4, 2017 | Education, Urbanism
Our common view of real estate development is that it occurs in big, expensive chunks – picture large-scale subdivisions and high-rise towers. That scale of enterprise often seems mysterious and expensive. It’s what we imagine the word “developer” to mean. But...
Nov 29, 2016 | Neighborhoods, Urbanism
Develop Small Buildings You Care About The Small Scale Real Estate Development Workshop is a day-long session designed to introduce the principles and implementation mechanisms behind neighborhood based development projects. The workshop offers specialized training on...
Oct 17, 2016 | Blog, Neighborhoods, Urbanism
The timing could not be better for Savannah to welcome nationally renowned speaker and former Mayor of Charleston Joseph “Joe” Riley, Jr. when he comes to town on Thursday, Oct. 20. No stranger to adversity, when Hurricane Hugo slammed into Charleston in...
Aug 30, 2016 | Blog, Lean Urbanism, Urbanism
The Project for Lean Urbanism selected Savannah as one of five U.S. cities to participate in a pilot project to identify viable, short-term, incremental improvements and the talent and resources needed to make these improvements. The project will develop mechanisms...
Aug 18, 2016 | Blog, Economics, Neighborhoods, Urbanism, Walking
Three years ago at the Savannah Book Festival, author Daniel Pink started his talk by saying, “I love coming to Savannah. If you were tied up in a trunk and released in Savannah, it’s one of the few places in America where you would know where you are.” For any of us...
