A City Of Neighborhoods

Ventury, CA city manager Rick Cole says great cities are built from the neighborhood up.

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June 4, 2005, 1:00 PM PDT

Ventura City Manager Rick Cole has been for years a leading voice for good government and smart growth in Southern California. Prior to taking his current postition, he was City Manager of Azusa, and Pasadena. The Planning Report presents his address titled A City of Neighborhoods, given at the Third Annual Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative Forum, held on May 21, 2005. In his LANI address, Cole asserts that our neighborhoods are the essential starting point for building a great city.

Thanks to David Abel

FULL STORY: Rick Cole’s Planning Values Assume Neighborhoods As City Cornerstones

Saturday, June 4, 2005 in The Planning Report

Community / Economic Development California

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