Monthly Archives: March 2014
Symposium on Small Towns Set for June
The Center for Small Towns of the University of Minnesota at Morris presents an excellent conference each spring on small town and rural issues. This is where I met Ben Winchester for the first time and started learning about his … Continue reading
Jalan Crossland Packs Cheyenne Downtown
Cheyenne’s Fridays at the Hynds is a bootstrap affair to bring more folks Downtown after work and to provide a friendly venue somewhere between the solo stage and the larger clubs. I say bring folks downtown, rather than keep them … Continue reading
Bring Your Small Town Some First Class Design with CIRD RFP
The Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design (CIRD) is a fascinating partnership of the USDA, Project for Public Spaces, and Orton Family Foundation, working to provide small towns and rural communities (population <50,000) with support on design, planning and creative placemaking. … Continue reading
APA Drafts Policy Guides on Hazard Mitigation and Aging
The American Planning Association (APA) is an educational and policy group of folks who are interested in urban and regional planning. Every so often, a group of members are drafted to consider policy guides on issues of interest, which are … Continue reading
Ag Census Tells Story of Unlimited Potential in Rural America
From Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack: Secretary’s Column: Census of Agriculture Results Tell Story of Unlimited Potential in Rural America USDA released preliminary data from the 2012 Census of Agriculture that provides a snapshot of a rural America that remains … Continue reading
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