To the Taos County Commissioners and Government Officials, We are offering this letter of support for the Tarleton Ranch Eco-Village (TREV) as a request that you support this important community project by approving TREV’s subdivision and PUD overlay applications. The Tarleton Ranch Eco-Village proposal offers a once in a lifetime opportunity to develop a real mixed-income, mixed-use and mixed-age Planned … Continue reading →
Retail in Walkable Neighborhoods By ROBERT STEUTEVILLE read the full article » For many years, retailers resisted the architecture of street-facing storefronts, but necessity is the mother of flexibility. This is one of a series of ongoing Public Square articles on the market, technological, and cultural transformation of the $5 trillion retail industry—and how it relates to a continued shift toward walkable, urban living. … Continue reading →
Walkable Neighborhoods Attracting Investments While Burbs Die By Aaron Short Link to original article » Cities with walkable neighborhoods like New York, Denver, and Boston, are attracting more office space and housing while suburbs are losing their value, a new report says. The city will eventually destroy the suburb — by making it unnecessary to rely completely on a car. … Continue reading →
Millennials and an aging Baby Boomer population have put a premium on “the hottest trend in real estate”: walkability. reposted from Planetizen Via the Huffington Post, F. Kaid Benfield of PlaceMakers writes that the most sought after amenity for renters and buyers is now ‘walkability’. Access to services, shops, restaurants and transportation is now a huge consideration for millennials and … Continue reading →
We Want More Walkable Neighborhoods — but Can Our Communities Deliver? from the HuffPost “The most requested neighborhood characteristic of all buyers is walkability,” real estate broker Andrea Evers recently told a reporter for The Washington Post. But, in an article written by the Post‘s Michele Lerner, Evers went on to say that “very few areas” in the … Continue reading →
Developers increasingly invest in neighborhoods dedicated to holistic health and wellness–and the growing industry is worth $134 billion worldwide. reposted from FastCompany Thirty minutes from the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport lies a countryside oasis that resembles a fancier, modern-day version of Little House on the Prairie. Imagine 40,000 acres of forest surrounding newly built Craftsman and Victorian homes–each with sweeping … Continue reading →
