Last night, creative city making champion Charles Landry spoke to a packed house. I had the pleasure of being in the audience along with most of the usual suspects (govt., real estate development, business, downtownies, a few artists & SCAD folk) . . . you were probably there too. He was worth standing […]

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From Effingham County one morning this week, Michael Maddox wrote in his blog, “After many long months, or more correctly years, I finally have approval from the Effingham County Commission to proceed with my project.”
The project, Green Bridge Farm, is one I have mentioned here before, and it’s been covered in local news.
Initial resistance […]

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Two comments in the Savannah Morning News’ Vox Populi section caught my eye this morning. The emphasis in each is mine.
“Close off the streets for the kids to play basketball? My neighborhood looks like a dump after these kids play. Their language from the youngest to the oldest comes from the dump as well. […]

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Like the bumper sticker says, “Historic Preservation is the Ultimate Recycling,” or as the National Trust for Historic Preservation puts it, “recycling on a grand scale.” It’s easy to see the green advantages to be derived from rehabilitating a historic structure. To quote the National Trust again, “reusing existing buildings is itself a green building […]

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[ September 20, 2007; 6:30 pm; ] In his talk, Tom Low, director of Town Planning for nationally recognized urban planners Duany Plater- Zyberk & Company, will suggest principles of human -scale planning and highlight Savannah’s highly successful living example of Nolen’s work, Daffin Park. The event is presented by the Daffin Park Centennial Committee, the Historic Savannah Foundation and Live Oak […]

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