Toronto. Abandoned-spaces. Green. Suburbia. Griffintown. Bonaventure. Richard Layman: Richard’s Rules for Restaurant Driven Development. Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 [ I've linked to Richard Layman's wonderful Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space blog many times.
He writes on a variety of topics in an always insightful way, but I'm particularly impressed with his knowledge of urban commercial district revitalization. I was privileged to get to tour Logan Square with him during one of his visits to Chicago and his knowledge of neighborhoods and small business economics and operations is impressive. Regenerate » What is a regenerative development—really? Ahmad Nadalian The idea of regeneration has clearly caught hold in the building and community development world.
It’s starting to show up everywhere. But how can we tell whether a project is or will be regenerative? In embracing the term, are we in danger of demeaning its power if we don’t fully understand it? Is it just green building at its best—carbon neutrality; 100% renewable energy, all recycled materials? Columbia Citizens: Welcome Columbia Citizens.