Around the Block

 Neighborhood Improvement – Items of Interest

 

 

Neighborhood Stories

The process of recording and archiving tales of the history and development of the neighborhood is covered in a how-to guide.

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Urban Farming in Long Beach

Long Beach, California is the latest — and largest — city in California to offer an Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone to landowners.

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When Your City Hates Your Traffic Calming Measures

How to improve your odds of successfully calming traffic…and neighbors.

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The Great American Single Family Home Problem

The resistance to density is contributing to the housing problem.

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Incredible Edible Todmorden

Back in 2007, a woman in a small town called Todmorden, in northern England, dug up her prized rose garden. She planted vegetables, knocked down the garden wall, and put up a sign saying, "Help Yourself." 

 

 

 

 

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