Videos and Slides: Rezoning Northampton for a Sustainable Future, February 16, 2011 Forum

Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 2/16/11 public forum, “Rezoning Northampton for a Sustainable Future”, held at Bridge Street School. The Zoning Revisions Committee (ZRC) presented proposals and alternatives for comment. This video is 1 hour 56 minutes long and was recorded by Mary Likins. Here are short YouTube highlights from the forum […]

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Video and Slides: Rezoning Northampton for a Sustainable Future; Citizens Debate Proposals at Forum

Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 2/15/11 public forum, “Rezoning Northampton for a Sustainable Future”. The Zoning Revisions Committee (ZRC) presented proposals and alternatives for comment. This video is 1 hour 49 minutes long and was recorded by Adam Cohen. A similar forum will be held at Bridge Street School tonight at 7pm (details). Several citizens […]

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Heavy Traffic on Streets Disrupts Social Ties

Donald Appleyard is publishing a second edition of Livable Streets this year. This 6-minute video, based on his research, describes how heavy traffic on a street can reduce social interaction:From the transcript: Things such as a light traffic street helped knit a community together, and in contrast, a heavily traffic street would actually rip it apart and […]

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Video: Zoning Revisions Committee, January 19, 2011; Examples of Design Guidelines

Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 1/19/11 meeting of Northampton’s Zoning Revisions Committee. The committee discussed how to encourage home-based businesses and how aggressively to push for zoning changes in light of potential political resistance. This video is 1 hour 47 minutes long and was recorded by Adam Cohen.Here are some examples of […]

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