Music

Creating the 'Live Music Capital'

A 15-member "live music task force" will begin work to try to encourage the growth of a musical economy in Austin, Texas.

March 26, 2008 - KXAN

Public Pianos Beckon Musicians in Suburban England

Pianos have popped up in random public places in Birmingham, England -- a public art installation that passively invites passersby to take a seat and tickle the ivory.

March 23, 2008 - The Guardian

Nearly $100 Million Expected From Music Conference and Festival

Austin's South by Southwest music conference and festival is expected to bring nearly $100 million to the city -- more than double last year's amount.

March 2, 2008 - Austin American Statesman

FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?

After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.

Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold

The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.

Professor of Urban Planning

Harvard University Graduate School of Design

Transportation Planner I

KFH Group Inc.

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Greater Baltimore Committee

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