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Livability Index: AARP Contributes a Tool Box of Community Indicators

If you create a city thatā€™s good for an 8 year old and good for an 80 year old, you will create a successful city for everyone. ā€” 8-80 Cities A well-designed place works for all of its residents, from … Continue reading

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Know Thyself and Your Community

“Know Thyself” urges the inscription on the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, repeated throughout the Platonic dialogues of ancient Greece. Ā In 1651,Ā Thomas Hobbes opens Leviathan by urging his readersĀ nosceĀ teĀ ipsumā€”only by study can we understand our world. In building community, no … Continue reading

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Broadband Planning And Big Data

The Internet most people use is an antique. I hadn’t thought of it that way until I was invited to participate in a bonus session on Broadband Planning & Big Data, during the #APA13 National Planning Conference in Chicago last … Continue reading

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