Neighborhoods

Lucas Kavner

Urban Planning For The Social Networking Age

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Livehoods Cmu, Livehoods Pittsburgh, City Neighborhoods, Foursquare, Carnegie Mellon, Neighborhoods, Culture Centers, New York, City Planning, Livehoods Carnegie Mellon, Livehoods San Francisco, Livehoods Foursquare, Cultural Habits, San Francisco, Livehoods, Pittsburgh, Livehoods Ny, Culture News

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon's School of Computer Science have developed a program they're calling Livehoods, which organizes "check-ins" from the p...

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Retiree Paints Home With Polka Dot Scheme

AP | By JAMES MacPHERSON | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Urban Renewal, Video, North Dakota, Neighborhoods, Fun, Grand Forks, Apartments, Jim Deitz, House Painting, Polka Dots, Paint, Polka Dot Home, Real Estate, Arts News

BISMARCK, N.D. -- Jim Deitz believes he's creating a Grand Forks landmark, but the downtown apartment house he's painting one polka dot at a time is m...

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Five Ways NOT to Raise Bullies and Mean Girls

Dr. Peggy Drexler | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Single Moms, Mean Girls, Parenting Tips, Neighborhoods, Daughters, Bullies, Parenting, Mothers, Two-Mom Families, Preschools, Sons, Parents-Kids, Schools, Families, Parenting Advice, Fathers, Parents News
Dr. Peggy Drexler

It's possible -- very possible -- to raise exceptional, morally-grounded children no matter what your family looks like. The development of your child's moral character depends less on whether there is a male or female figure or two parents. These values come from one place: you.

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Chicano Park Celebrates Its Status as a National Historic Monument

John M. Eger | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Graffiti, Historic Preservation, Chicano Art, Neighborhoods, National Parks, Culture, Street Art, Arts News
John M. Eger

It's hard to believe that what was once "street art" littering the off ramps and the trestles of a bridge now is part of what has become one of San Diego's cultural landmarks.

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Trulia: Best-Kept Secret Neighborhoods Across America

Jed Kolko | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Slidepollajax, Housing, Neighborhoods, Real Estate, Real Estate Deals, Los Angeles Real Estate, Chicago Real Estate, DC Real Estate, House Hunting, NY Real Estate, Secret Neighborhoods, Business News
Jed Kolko

These are what we call a city's "best-kept secret" neighborhoods. They're not secrets to most local house hunters, but outsiders looking to move in typically overlook them.

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Potluck in the Lobby

Liz Neumark | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Manhattan, Manhattan Real Estate, Neighbors, Neighborhoods, Slidepollajax, NY Real Estate, Slideadbigshot, New York News
Liz Neumark

The theme repeated over and over again, was the joy of being with people we all like and enjoy -- and right in our own 'backyard!' A virtual New York City extended family.

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The Neighbor Break-Up

Pamela Haag | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Relocation, New Economy, Divorce, Children, Neighborhoods, Mobility, Geographic Mobility, Richard Florida, Neighbors, Childhood, Real Estate, Recession, Neighborly Relations, Culture News
Pamela Haag

I just learned that our neighbors are moving, to another state. In the most tangible, quotidian ways, we've woven a social fabric together, for our children, especially, and now it's partially torn.

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PHOTOS: America's Most Beautiful Neighborhoods

Travel + Leisure | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: LA Neighborhoods, Travel and Leisure, Neighborhoods, Slidepollajax, Architecture, Travel, Cities, Chicago Neighborhoods, Brooklyn Heights, Travel Tips, Paseo, Oak Park, Travel News
Travel + Leisure

Urban planner Jeff Soule remembers the moment he first fully appreciated the beauty of Baltimore's Charles Village.

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Philly Planning $14M 'High Line' Inspired By New York

AP | By JOANN LOVIGLIO | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Slideadbigshot, Public Art, Neighborhoods, US Destinations, Parks, Travel News, Global Pulse, Philadelphia, New York City, Destinations, Travel News

Joann Loviglio, Associated Press PHILADELPHIA -- In a post-industrial neighborhood that inspired one of the strangest movies put to celluloid, a pl...

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Parents as Partners: Working Together to Support Our Schools

Antonio Villaraigosa | Posted 10.10.2011

Read More: Education, Los Angeles, Families in Schools, Latinos, Public Schools, Real Estate, Neighborhoods, Latino Voices News
Antonio Villaraigosa

When a school system values and respects the relationship between parents and teachers, we are all better able to nurture a lifelong love of learning and achievement.

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Retaining Sustainable Storefronts in the Urban Realm

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: Green Urban Planning, Small Business, Urban Policy, Urban Planning, Sustainability, Real Estate, Cities, Urbanism, Culture, Photography, Business, Neighborhoods, Storefronts, Small Towns, Culture News
Charles R. Wolfe

Vital storefronts are an indicator of urban success, while empty businesses are akin to the ruins of Pompeii.

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The New Neighborhood Is in the City

Jennifer Gennari | Posted 09.24.2011

Read More: New Yorker, Neighborhoods, San Francisco, Mission District, Suburbs, Nicholas Lemann, Parenting, Facebook, Bay Area, San Francisco News
Jennifer Gennari

Suburbs are so twentieth century -- this is the metropolitan century in which large urban areas are flourishing economically and socially.

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Not Such Neighborly Love

Jane Buckingham | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: White Pages, Neighbors Helping Neighbors, Neighbors, Neighborhoods, Los Angeles News
Jane Buckingham

What happened to getting to know our neighbors? What happened to riding around on bicycles, throwing block parties and selling lemonade?

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Village Green: How to Tell if Development Is Good for the Environment

F. Kaid Benfield | Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: Suburbs, Environment, Real Estate, Development, Neighborhoods, Leed, Cities, Leed ND, LEED Certification, Leed Neighborhood Developoment, Green News
F. Kaid Benfield

You have probably wondered whether or not a proposal for new development in your community was a good idea. A Citizen's Guide to LEED for Neighborhood Development is a hands-on introduction to just that.

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Pondering Artifacts of Displacement in the Sustainable City

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: U.S. Cities, Photography, Green Urban Planning, Living News, World, Urban Policy, Neighborhoods, Urban Planning, Rome, Architecture, Green, Travel, Urban Design, Real Estate, Sidewalks, Green Urban Design, Urbanism, World News, Transportation, Culture, Streets, Density, Travel News, Green News, Sustainability, Living, Pedestrians, Cities, Green News
Charles R. Wolfe

If our cities must be dense to be competitive and sustainable, we must also look with care to the potential displacement of uses, institutions or traditions -- not to mention the artifacts we will leave behind.

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Exploring the Immediacy of the In-Between Place

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: U.S. Cities, Photography, Green Urban Planning, Living News, Shopping, Urban Policy, Neighborhoods, Urban Planning, Architecture, Green, Urban Design, Real Estate, Sidewalks, Green Urban Design, Urbanism, Culture, Streets, Green News, Sustainability, Living, Pedestrians, Cities, Business, Business News, Arts News
Charles R. Wolfe

The archaeology of today's urban regions need not be excavation-based. One trick allows the illusion of memory through photographic tools.

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Corners as the Baseline for Urbanism

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 08.12.2011

Read More: U.S. Cities, Green Urban Planning, Living News, Urban Policy, Urban Planning, Architecture, Green, Urban Design, Real Estate, Sidewalks, Green Urban Design, Urbanism, Green News, Sustainability, Living, Pedestrians, Cities, Photography, World, Neighborhoods, World News, Transportation, Culture, Streets, Green News
Charles R. Wolfe

More so than public squares -- which require a conscious set-aside of assembled space -- corners naturally result from crossroads, the elemental feature of travel between places.

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Creating the Urban Diary

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 08.07.2011

Read More: U.S. Cities, Green Urban Planning, Living News, Neighborhoods, Urban Policy, Urban Planning, Architecture, Green, Urban Design, Real Estate, Sidewalks, Green Urban Design, Urbanism, Transportation, Streets, Green News, Sustainability, Living, Pedestrians, Cities, Photography, Green News
Charles R. Wolfe

Cities are hubs of human interaction, and the urban experience can be enhanced by authentic participation in the dynamics of a place and transitions to nearby venues.

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Love NYC's Diversity? Then Strengthen Rent Regulations

Brad Lander | Posted 08.03.2011

Read More: Rent Regulation, New York City, Diversity, New York Rent, Diverse Communities, New York Real Estate, Neighborhoods, Urban Policy, Rent Stabilized Apartments, Low-Income Housing, Low Income Families, New York News
Brad Lander

Rent regulations aren't just our best affordable housing program. They are something much deeper: policy for a diverse, stable city.

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6 Ways To Get Kids Outside And Moving This Summer

Darell Hammond | Posted 10.05.2011

Read More: Healthy Living, Healthy Living Body, Summer, Play, Children, Neighborhoods, Playgrounds, Slidepollajax, Outdoor Activities for Kids, Parenting, Children's Health, Outdoors, Summer Fun, Healthy Kids, Parents-Childrens-Healthy-Lifestyle, Healthy Living News
Darell Hammond

Summer should be a time for roaming, discovering and running outside -- but unfortunately, for all too many kids, more free time means more screen time and more structured activities.

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Village Green: How Parks Can Help Distressed Neighborhoods

F. Kaid Benfield | Posted 06.08.2011

Read More: Environment, Sustainability, Neighborhoods, Cities, Parks, Green News
F. Kaid Benfield

   Long-disinvested communities frequently lack amenities, including walkable access to neighborhood parks.  Yet parks and neighborhood...

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Village Green: a day in Sustainaville

F. Kaid Benfield | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Community, Sustainability, Neighborhoods, Urban Planning, Cities, Green News
F. Kaid Benfield

One thing that I have learned in six months in my new position as director of sustainable communities at NRDC is even a lot of environmentalists don't quite know what to make of the phrase.

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The (Untelevised) Revolution Next Door

James Block | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cooperatives, Cultural Revolution, The Sixties, Social Change, Local Politics, Neighborhoods, A Peaceful Revolution, Politics News
James Block

I caught a glimpse of the future last weekend in the Riverwest neighborhood of Milwaukee. For those of you who haven't spent time there yet, it would ...

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Finding Community in a Sea of Snow

Gregory Michie | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Community, Race, Neighborhoods, Chicago Blizzard, Chicago Neighborhoods, Chicago, Best of Chicago, Chicago Impact, Chicago News
Gregory Michie

We all get busy with our own lives. And once the Chicago winter rolls in and we're cooped up inside, you can go weeks, even months, without seeing the people who live next door.

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Neighborhood Sites Can Awaken Community Involvement

Michael Wood-Lewis | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Community, Neighborhoods, Local, Social Media, Local Neighborhoods, Social Networking, Communities, Community Engagement Online, Community Engagement, Social Media Local, Healthy Living News
Michael Wood-Lewis

Finding quality, timely and accessible local information is a daunting task in our current environment, with traditional media's convulsions and new media's fits and starts.

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