http://blog.envisioningannapolis.net/blogs/sample_weblog/default.aspxenCommunityServer 2007 (Debug Build: 20423.869)http://blog.envisioningannapolis.net/blogs/sample_weblog/archive/2007/08/16/charles-landry-is-coming-to-annapolis-in-september.aspxThu, 16 Aug 2007 13:45:00 GMT4547827e-c48e-4b45-9392-1751296e932e:10DCarchitect1http://blog.envisioningannapolis.net/blogs/sample_weblog/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=10http://blog.envisioningannapolis.net/blogs/sample_weblog/archive/2007/08/16/charles-landry-is-coming-to-annapolis-in-september.aspx#comments<p><strong>Charles Landry</strong>,&nbsp;the world-renowned expert on&nbsp;how cities rise and fall in today&#39;s cultural landscape, is coming to discuss Annapolis and it&#39;s preparedness&nbsp;in facing the&nbsp;multitude of&nbsp;issues that the 21st&nbsp;Century American city is facing.&nbsp; His&nbsp;many&nbsp;writings include&nbsp;&quot;The Creative City: A Tool Kit for Urban Innovators&quot; and &quot;The&nbsp;Art of City&nbsp;Making.&quot;</p> <p>Check out his website to find&nbsp;out more about him and his interesting work around the globe:&nbsp;<a href="http://charleslandry.com/">http://charleslandry.com</a>&nbsp;</p> <p>More to come soon.</p><img src="http://blog.envisioningannapolis.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10" width="1" height="1">http://blog.envisioningannapolis.net/blogs/sample_weblog/archive/2007/05/02/My-First-Post.aspxWed, 02 May 2007 11:37:00 GMT4547827e-c48e-4b45-9392-1751296e932e:2admin1http://blog.envisioningannapolis.net/blogs/sample_weblog/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=2http://blog.envisioningannapolis.net/blogs/sample_weblog/archive/2007/05/02/My-First-Post.aspx#comments<p><a href="http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2007/10_24-25/TOP">http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2007/10_24-25/TOP</a></p> <p>This article brings up many important points, but leaves out one or two key issues.&nbsp; </p> <p>&nbsp;While Sartori did a great job of presenting the facts, he did not simply show the need for an additional 147,000&nbsp;acres of <em>new </em>development in the state - he pointed out that that development can occur <em>on-top</em> of and <em>within</em> the already developed areas.&nbsp; Rather than taking over the rapidly decreasing farmland with green field development, <em>increase the density</em> and capacity in areas that are currently developing as medium to low density!&nbsp; Believe it or not, the Historic Core of Annapolis is already dense -many beautiful, small dwellings on narrow lots in a walkable, livable city.&nbsp; This is density at its finest.</p> <p>&nbsp;Morrish, on the other hand, also made a point or two that could be elaborated further.&nbsp; His example of a trailer park, redeveloped into medium-high density housing in a clever way - international design competition, ecological bio-swale landscaping, re-housing the current residents rather than displacing them - was what I would consider a shining example of an outside-of-the-box concept that ends in a win-win-win-win situation!</p> <p>&nbsp;True, it looks to be a daunting task, but those are the creative choices Annapolitans must make before the developers show up with their idea of where to drop their &#39;K Street Specials&#39;, as Morrish aptly called them!&nbsp; Who wants to stay in a hotel that looks like a law office, much less live in one!?</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><img src="http://blog.envisioningannapolis.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2" width="1" height="1">enVISIONing AnnapolisAwakening