storytelling

The Art of Civic Engagement

In Starksboro, Vermont, planners are using storytelling and community art projects to get at the heart of what matters to residents.

9 November 2009 - 9:00am

Burlington Free Press

From Memories to Master Plans

Maine mill town asks citizens to record their memories at downtown "Heart Spots" as part of the master planning process.

18 October 2009 - 5:00am

The Journal Tribune

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Scott Page

All Hail Paterson (and other overlooked mid-size cities)

Mon, 02/02/2009 - 09:14

Paterson? Yeah Paterson, the City 13 miles to the west of NYC. Birthplace of American industry, the “Silk City” founded by Alexander Hamilton and designed by Washington DC’s master planner Pierre Charles L’Enfant. Besides textiles, Paterson was home to the first repeating revolver, first submarine and the Rogers Locomotive Works that, at one time, manufactured 80% of the Country’s locomotives. Paterson is also home to the second largest waterfall in the northern hemisphere (Niagra Falls taking top honors of course) and a collection of foreign born residents so lar